RECENT PORTUGUESE PUBLICATIONS
BULLETIN 52

July 2006

 
PART I:

Bibliography, Books about Books, Dictionaries,

General Reference

 
See also items 20, 57, 58, 59, 89, 204, 225, 255, 380, 381, 382 & 383.

1. BRAGA DA CRUZ, Manuel, and António Costa Pinto, eds. Dicionário biográfico parlamentar, 1935-1974. Vol. I (A-L). Lisbon: Assembleia da República / Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, 2004. Colecção Parlamento, 16.4. Lge. 8°, publ. cloth with d.j. 864 pp. ISBN: 972-671-135-5. $90.00

First volume of an important new reference work.

 
2. BRAGA DA CRUZ, Manuel, and António Costa Pinto, eds. Dicionário biográfico parlamentar, 1935-1974. Vol. II (M-Z). Lisbon: Assembleia da República / Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, 2005. Colecção Parlamento, 16.5. Lge. 8°, publ. cloth with d.j. 782 pp., (1 l.). ISBN: 972-671-154-1. $90.00

Second and presumably final volume of an important new reference work.

 
3. DOMINGOS, Manuela D., and Ana Isabel Líbano Montero, eds. "Casa dos Livros de Beja" Doação de Frei Manuel do Cenáculo à Real Biblioteca Pública da Corte. Mostra bibliográfica, 1 de Março - 13 de Maio de 2006. Lisbon: Biblioteca Nacional, 2006. 8°, orig. illus. wrps. 61, (1) pp., (1 l.), illus., 4 ll. color plates, printed on both sides. One of 500 copies. ISBN: 972-565-408-0. $20.00

Most interesting catalogue of a most interesting exhibition, including an extremely informative introductory essay by Domingos, "Frei Manuel do Cenáculo e a Biblioteca Pública: o mecenas" (pp. 7-19). Collations are provided for the 74 items described (pp. 31-[62]).
 

4. FLORES, Alexandre M., and Luís P. Antunes. A imprensa de Almada: breve panorâmica. Almada: Biblioteca Municipal / Câmara Municipal , 1984. 8°, orig. illus. wrps. 76 pp., (1 l.). ISBN: none. $15.00

 
5. HIPOLITO, Isaías A. Fundo especial bibliográfico do Instituto de Estudos Clássicos. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade, and Porto: Fundação Eng António de Almeida, 2005. Série Documentos. Lge. 8°, orig. prtd. wrps. with d.j. 56 pp. ISBN: 972-8704-45-3. $15.00

 
6. MONICA, Maria Filomena, ed. Dicionário biográfico parlamentar, 1834-1910. Vol. I (A-C). Lisbon: Assembleia da República / Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, 2004. Colecção Parlamento, 16.1 Lge. 8°, publ. cloth with d.j. 955 pp., double columns. ISBN: 972-671-120-7. $80.00

First volume of an important new reference work.

 
7. MONICA, Maria Filomena, ed. Dicionário biográfico parlamentar, 1834-1910. Vol. II (D-M). Lisbon: Assembleia da República / Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, 2005. Colecção Parlamento, 16.2. Lge. 8°, publ. cloth with d.j. 1027 pp., double columns. ISBN: 972-671-145-2. $80.00

Second volume of an important new reference work.
 

8. MONICA, Maria Filomena, ed. Dicionário biográfico parlamentar, 1834-1910. Vol. III (N-Z). Lisbon: Assembleia da República / Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, 2006. Colecção Parlamento, 16.3 Lge. 8°, publ. cloth with d.j. 1119 pp., double columns. ISBN: 972-671-167-3. $90.00

Third and presumably final volume of an important new reference work.

 
9. PEREIRA, João Figueiredo, and José Ferreira Vicente. O valor do livro antigo em Portugal. Volume I: Séculos XV, XVI, forais e manuscritos. Leilões leiloados em Portugal, 1990 a 2003. / The Value of the Old Book in Portugal. Volume I: 15th and 16th Centuries, Charters and Manuscripts. Auctions Auctioned [sic] in Portugal, 1990 to 2003. Preface by João José Alves Dias. Lisbon: SUPORGEST, 2006. Lge. 8°, publ. gilt-stamped bds. with d.j. 814 pp., illus., some illus. in color. Text in Portuguese and English. ISBN: 972-99980-0-0. $220.00

New reference work, the first of its kind to appear in Portugal. The English text is comprehensible, but at times a bit off-key.

 
10. PORTUGAL, Assembleia da República. Biografias dos deputados, VIII legislatura. Lisbon: Assembleia da República, 2000. 8°, orig. prtd. wrps. 421 pp., illus. in color. ISBN: 972-556-269-0. $30.00

Divided into two parts: the first with deputies who were serving actively on January 1, 2000; the second with deputies elected October 10, 1999, but who for whatever reason suspended or renounced their mandate. Each part lists the deputies in alphabetical order. Each entry has a small color photograph, tells the geographical region from which the deputy was elected, education, profession, commissions, positions held in cronological order, academic and scientific titles, if any, and decorations and honors, if any. Three indexes occupy pp. 387-421.

 
11. PORTUGAL, Assembleia da República. Biografias dos deputados, IX legislatura. Lisbon: Assembleia da República, 2002. 8°, orig. prtd. wrps. 372 pp., illus. in color. ISBN: 972-556-322-0. $30.00

Arranged by political parties, with the deputies listed in alphabetical order. Each entry has a small color photograph, tells the geographical region from which the deputy was elected, education, profession, commissions, positions held in cronological order, academic and scientific titles, if any, and decorations and honors, if any. Three indexes occupy pp. 10-34.

 
12. PORTUGAL. Assembleia da República. Biblioteca. Catálogo das obras impressas nos séculos XV a XVIII: a colecção da Biblioteca da Assembleia da República. Volume I: Livros dos séculos XV e XVI. José Luís M. Tomé, ed. Lisbon: Assembleia da República, 2006. Folio (26.5 x 22.2 cm.), orig. illus. wrps. 142 pp., profusely illus. in color. One of 1,000 copies. ISBN: 972-556-382-4 (volume I); 972-556-381-6 (the complete work, projected in 3 volumes). $50.00

The 96 entries include two incunabula and 94 sixteenth-century books. Each has at least one photograph. Pagination and collations by signatures are given, as well as information about condition and provenance. A brief introductory essay by the compiler tells of the history of the collection. There are indices of authors, subjects, printers, printing places, provenance, and titles (pp. 127-42).
 

13. PRATA, Manuel Alberto Carvalho, ed. Imprensa estudantil de Coimbra. Volume I (all published): Repertório analítico (século XIX). Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade, 2006. Série Documentos. Lge. 8°, orig. prtd. wrps. 409 pp. ISBN: 972-8704-52-6. $45.00
 

14. SANTANA, Francisco, and Eduardo Sucena, eds. Dicionário da história de Lisboa. Lisbon: Carlos Quintas & Associados, 1994. 4° (25.1 x 20 cm.), publ. cloth with d.j. viii, 991, (1) pp., in 2 cols., illus. ISBN: 972-96030-0-6. $150.00

Among the more than 150 contributors are A. Dias Farinha, A.H. de Oliveira Marques, António Estácio dos Reis, Dário Moreira de Castro Alves, Edite Estrela, Irisalva Moita, Isaías de Rosa Pereira, João Bigotte Chorão, João José Alves Dias, José António Saraiva, José-Augusto França, Manuel Ivo Cruz, Nuno Saldanha, Sérgio Avelar Duarte and Vítor Serrão. Out-of-print; we have a single copy in stock.
 

15. Universal Dicionário [de] sinónimos e antónimos [da] língua portuguesa. Sílvia Sacadora, ed. First edition, 3rd printing. Lisbon: Texto Editores, 2005. Lge. 8°, publ. bds. with d.j. (4 ll.), 1,049 pp. ISBN: 972-47-2844-7. $60.00

Lists 95,320 words, with more than 450,000 synonyms and about 15,800 antonyms. Includes Brazilian, Lusophone Africa, as well as continental Portuguese vocabulary. Included are also "estrangeirismos" such as "briefing" and "download", with Portuguese synonyms indicating current usage.