THE ENGRAVINGS MARKET IN EUROPE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY: the case of the portrait «Vera effigies celeberrimi P. Antonii Vieyra»

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the presence of a portrait of Father António Vieira in various editions of books related to this Jesuit priest printed in several European cities during the first half of the 18th century. Identified by the title Vera effigies celeberrimi P. Antonii Vieyra, this engraving was produced and reproduced in Rome, Venice, Barcelona, Madrid, Pamplona, and Lisbon. Using tools from the History of the Book, this study concludes that the incorporation of this portrait in different books not only highlights the extensive circulation of printed materials among those cities but also reveals the complex commercial network that permeated the continent at the time.