Description:
A translation of Botica Preciosa, a collection of prayers, devotions and exercises to the Lady of the Rock and 120 other Saints, by Ângelo de Sequeira Ribeiro do Prado (1707-1776), perhaps the most important Brazilian missionary in history.
Brief description: José Leitão is a scholar and researcher on the history of Portuguese Magic, currently associated with the University of Coimbra (Portugal). His current research focuses on the mapping of the practice, circulation and conception of Learned Magic in Early Modern Portugal, using as his main database the records of the Portuguese Inquisition. José is a Saint Cyprian devotee (in his aspect of scholar and knowledge pilgrim).