1. Add MS 8546-8548
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8546-8548
- Title:
- DELLA CHIESA HISTORIES: Works of Francesco Agostino Della Chiesa relating to Piedmont, with anonymous supplements; before 1663. Italian and Latin. Copies, late 18th cent. Francesco Agostino Della Chiesa (circa 1593-1663), Bishop of Saluzzo, was advisor and Court historian of Duke Victor Amadeus I of Savoy. Copies of his unfinished Descrizione del Piemonte are preserved in Turin, Archivio di Stato, Manoscritti, H. VI. 1-5, I, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, MSS. O. II. 6-12 (possibly dama...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings ENGLISH: Quarter bindings of blue leather with decorated paper covers, perhaps Guilford: bef. 1828. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford: bef. 1828. Piedmont: Chronicles: Francesco Agostino Della Chiesa, Bishop of Saluzzo; historian: Historical texts rel. to Piedmont by Fr...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- Late 18th century
- Extent:
- 3 items