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Language English Name Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena Place Ferrara, Italy

1. Add MS 8304

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of tracts, relazioni, and discourses relating to Rome, Spain, Germany, Sweden, the League of Tuscany, Venice, Modena and Parma during the war of Castro, Ferrara, France, the Netherlands, and the Congress of Cologne; circa 1536-1672. Italian and Latin. Copies, mid 17th cent. The MS. includes (art. 17, ff. 264-279v) three excerpts from the Storia d'Italia by the Florentine historian Francesco Guicciardini (1483-1540), relating to the rights of the Apostolic See over te...
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Bindings ENGLISH: Guilford binding: bef. 1828. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/21/C): bef. 1828. includes: ff. 47-54v Ceremonials: Innocent X; Pope: Taddeo Barberini, Prince of Palestrina; Prefect of Rome: Juan de Velasco de la Cueva, Count of Siruela: Federico Savelli, Du...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 17th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 8392

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Add MS 8392
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HISTORICAL PAPERS relating to Rome; 1624-1654. Italian, Latin, and Spanish. Copies. The volume includes reports about the succession of Mantua; relazione of events in Rome from January 1635 to September 1643 by Monsignor Giovan Battista Spada; reply to the Duke of Modena about his claims to the Duchy of Ferrara and other domains of the Church; correspondence between the Holy See and Spain about misuse of power by representatives of the Church in Spain; memorial of events in the life of Franc...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/17/E): bef. 1828. Bindings ENGLISH: Guilford binding: bef. 1828. Urban VIII; Pope: Church of Rome: History of Rome: 1624-1654: Ital., Lat. and Span. includes: ff. 1-74v Duchy of Mantua: Relazioni of the succession of Mantua: 1624-1630: Ital...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1624-1654
Extent:
1 item