The Archive of the House of Lapa (1804-1832) and its inventories: estate management and memory of the ancestors

Authors

  • Luís Filipe Henriques FCSH-UNL
  • Maria de Lurdes Rosa FCSH-UNL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/2182-7974_29_2

Keywords:

Family Archives, House of Lapa, Catalogues

Abstract

In the beginning of the XIX century, the Viscount of Lapa entrusted the organization of the House’s archive to his brother Friar José de Almeida e Vasconcelos. The inventories he then created methodically arranged the documents that supported the rights and estates of the House. The Count of Lapa, the Viscount’s son, made use of these books but he created his own management catalogues. The zealous organization of the House of Lapa was commonplace among the portuguese Nobility. It was based on family honour and aimed to avert loss in uncertain times.

 

http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/2182-7974_29_2

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Author Biography

Maria de Lurdes Rosa, FCSH-UNL

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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Published

2016-07-25

Issue

Vol. 29 (2016): Boletim do Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra Vol. XXIX

Section

Instrumentos de Pesquisa Arquivística

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