Sobre o processo de edição dos textos jesuítas nas cartas da América portuguesa no século XVI

Résumé

Considering the work Cartas dos primeiros jesuítas do Brasil (1954), organized by Serafim Leite, this article is an attempt at studying some aspects of book production process in the sixteenth century, particularly concerning writing conditions, publishing and circulation of manuscripts (inside and outside Catholic Church boundaries) as well as distribution and trading in the Metropolis and Colony. Taking into account that texts underwent considerable changes, we intend to recount part of history regarding material culture of book in the sixteenth