Explicacion de la primera regla de la exclarecida madre santa Clara de Assis, virgen : dispuesta para las religiosas descalzas del Convento de Corpus Christi de esta ciudad de Mexico

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Author: Nicolás de Q uiñones y Cárdenas Year: 1736 Publisher: IJosé Bernardo de Hogal Place: Mexico City Description: [20]+224+ [14] pages. Small octavo (6 1/4" x 4 1/4") bound in contemporary vellum. with handwritten title to spine, ties intact. (Medina, Mexico 3436; Palau 245395; Sabin 67310) First edition. The Corpus Christi Church is a former church on Avenida Juárez in the Historic center of Mexico City. It is the only remaining part of the Convent of Corpus Christi, founded in 1724 for Indian women and which was closed as part of the Reform Laws. Regulations for the convent. Condition: Extensive worming through page 30. Inscription dated 1863 on front free endpaper else minor wear. A good copy of a scarce item.

• Binding: Hardcover

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