Documental Collection
Its bibliographic collection consists of:
Fund from the former Convent of Our Lady of Jesus, comprising 980 manuscript volumes from the library of the friars of the Third Order of St Francis, and some documents from the Convent's registry office (most of this documentation is in the National Archive of Torre do Tombo).
The themes are varied and constitute an important historical source. It contains: contains chapters on Courts, Theology, Canon Law, diplomatic correspondence, literary miscellany, epistolaries, sermons, travel itineraries, texts on colonial history, abundant data on churches and convents, and some Arabic codices. Highlights include: Koran (14th-15th centuries?), Kibtãb al-Hawi by Muhammad ibn Zakariyyã al-Rãzt, Curiosity by Friar Vicente Salgado (18th century).
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It consists of 2012 documents, originals and copies. Many reflect the historic organic function of the Academy, have heritage value, rarity, and extensive chronological scope.
The themes are varied: literature, linguistics, sciences, medicine, theater, archaeology, architecture, education, legislation, numismatics, economy, law, heraldry, genealogy, diplomacy, military affairs, overseas expansion, administrative, political and religious institutions, travel accounts.
Among the various illuminated books that enrich the Blue Series, we highlight Lazaro Luís' Atlas (1563), the Memory of the fleets that sailed from Portugal to India (16th century). (séc. XVI).
Printed conventual collection, consists of about 25,000 volumes, chronologically covering the 16th century to the beginning of the 19th century, the works are organized by major themes such as: Theology, Philosophy, Roman Law, Canon Law, Jurisprudence, Humanities, History, Hagiographies, Mathematics, Natural History, and in general, all the topics that interested the Enlightenment spirit of the time.
From this nucleus, we would highlight the 100 incunabula that are part of it, some Iberian sixteenth-century works, such as the 1589 edition of Fr. Amador Arrais' Dialogues , the 1593 edition of André de Avelar's Sphere , the 1552 edition of Rerum memorabilium Hispanae by Vaseu. Fully computerized collection, available for consultation through the online catalog.
Collection consisting of private libraries and/or personal archives, offered to the ACL library by individuals who have excelled in their field of knowledge. They may or may not be members of the institution.
Abel Botelho writer and diplomat
Nucleus consisting of about 1,000 documents.
Adriano Antero Sousa Pinto (1846-1934), ACL member
Nucleus consisting of 2,500 documents, available in the online catalog. online catalog.
Artur Pinto Miranda Montenegro (1871-1941), politician
Nucleus consisting of about 1,000 documents.
Caetano Maria de Abreu Beirão (1892-1968), historian
Archival estate consisting of 17 boxes resulting from his activity as a historian, journalist, and writer.
Eva Maria von Kemnitz (1950-2017), specialist in Arab and Oriental studies
Archival estate consisting of 74 boxes resulting from her research in the field of Oriental, Portuguese, and Maghreb studies.
Francisco Maria Esteves Pereira (1854-1924), ACL member
Nucleus consisting of about 600 documents, available in the online catalog. online catalog.
Gago Coutinho (1869-1959), ACL member
Nucleus consisting of 1,094 documents, fully computerized and available in the online catalog.
Henrique Barrilaro Ruas (1921-2003), corresponding member of ACL
Nucleus consisting of 2,380 documents, fully computerized and available in the online catalog.
João Manuel Cotelo Neiva (1917-2015), full member of ACL
Nucleus consisting of 150 documents, fully computerized and available in the online catalog.
Júlio de Melo Fogaça (1907-1980), politician and member of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP).
Donated his estate to ACL, which established a History Prize in his name. Júlio Melo Fogaça left ACL, among other assets, his bibliographic collection consisting of 1,734 monographs, 10 titles of periodical publications, and also 15 boxes of documentation from his personal archive. This documentary set is fully computerized and available in the online catalog.
Luciano de Castro Pereira Corte Real (1834-1914), politician
Nucleus consisting of 1,500 documents.
Luís Forjaz Trigueiros (1915-2000), writer, journalist
Nucleus consisting of about 1,000 documents, available in the online catalog. online catalog.
Manuel Queiroz Pereira (1906-1986), businessman
Donated his Camonian library consisting of 492 documents, available in the online catalog.
Marquês de Faria (António de Portugal de Faria 1868-1937?), Pontifical Marquis
Nucleus consisting of about 1,200 documents.
Monsenhor Dalgado (Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado, 1855-1922), orientalist
Nucleus consisting of about 300 documents.
Pedro da Cunha e Serra regent of the Arabic language chair at FLUL
Nucleus consisting of about 505 documents, available in the online catalog. online catalog.
Virgílio Machado (1859-1927), doctor, ACL member
Nucleus consisting of 178 documents, available in the online catalog. online catalog.
Monographies:
Collection consisting of offers from academics, purchases, and the Legal Deposit that ACL held until 2003. It contains over 300,000 titles.
Periodicals (National and Foreign):
Portuguese periodicals - covering all areas of knowledge and with about 3,000 titles.
Foreign periodicals - contains publications dating back to the 18th century, constituted due to exchanges with peer institutions.
Cartography:
Nucleus consisting of about 700 documents, available in the online catalog. online catalog.
Iconography:
Nucleus consisting of about 1,500 documents.
School books:
Collection consisting of about 3,800 documents, mostly school manuals from the late 19th century, early 20th century. An important source for the study and evolution of education in Portugal.
Brazil Room
Collection made from a donation from the Embassy of Brazil to ACL, with about 100 monographs that were part of the Portuguese World Exhibition, held in Lisbon in 1940, to which about 800 documents were added. Among these works, some publications from the early 20th century related to Brazilian ethnography stand out.
Collection consisting of offers from academics, purchases, and the Legal Deposit that ACL held until 2003. It contains over 300,000 titles.
Nucleus consisting of about 1,500 documents.
Nucleus consisting of about 700 documents, available in the online catalog.
Collection consisting of about 3,800 documents, mostly school manuals from the late 19th century, early 20th century. An important source for the study and evolution of education in Portugal.
Portuguese periodicals - covering all areas of knowledge and totaling about 3,000 titles. Available in the online catalog.
Foreign periodicals - contains publications dating back to the 18th century, established through exchanges with peer institutions.
