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31. Add MS 8447

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DIARY OF GIOVANNI FRANCESCO FIRMANI; 1529-1565. Latin. Copy, 17th cent. This diary relates to events in the papal curia between the reigns of Pope Clement VII and Pope Pius IV. The text for 1529-1565 is copied in several hands on ff. 2-221v; the text for 1529-1547 is repeated in another hand on ff. 222-416v. Inc. 'Die 24 Augusti 1529 Reverendissimi Cardinales de Farnesio, de Santa Cruce', expl. (f. 221v) 'et omnes milites Religionis, ac omnes alios ibidem repertos', breaking off in the middl...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: Giacinto del Bufalo of Rome: late 18th or early 19th cent. Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th or early 18th cent. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Giovanni Francesco Firmani, Roman diarist: Diaries and Memoranda: Diary by Giovanni Francesco Firm...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

32. Add MS 8452-8460

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DIARIES OF PAOLO ALALEONA; 1586-1637. Latin. Copies. Alaleona (1585-1638) was Master of Ceremonies at the Papal Court and private cameriere to Paul V, and helped compile the Ceremonial of the Conclaves issued by Gregory XV in 1622. His nine-volume diary covering the papacies from Pope Sixtus V to Pope Urban VIII remained unpublished: information on Alaleona and a list of MSS. copies of his diaries in Roman libraries in Bibliografia Romana. Notizie della vita e delle opere degli scrittori rom...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: 17th cent. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Paolo Alaleona, Papal Master of Ceremonies: Diaries and Memoranda: Diaries of Paolo Alaleona: 1586-1637: Lat: Copies.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
9 items

33. Add MS 8471

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GIROLAMO LUNADORO: Relazione of Rome; circa 1611. Italian. Copy. Relazione of the Papal Court written by the nobleman Girolamo Lunadoro of Siena, allegedly for a Cardinal de' Medici, possibly Carlo (elected cardinal in 1615). The MS. also includes (ff. 63v-122) a later addition attributed here to Giacomo Pinnarolo of Milan. The relazione was very successful and had a wide MS. circulation: other 17th-cent. copies, with some textual differences, in Add. 8356 (dated 1623: art. 3, ff. 9-49v), 84...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: 2nd half 17th cent. Carlo de' Medici, Cardinal 1615: Relazione of Rome by G. Lunadoro, offered to (?): circa 1611: Ital: Copy. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Girolamo Lunadoro, of Siena; Cavaliere: Relazione of Rome by Girolamo Lunadoro: circa 16...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1611
Extent:
1 item

34. Add MS 8472

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GIROLAMO LUNADORO: Relazione of Rome; circa 1611. Italian. Copy. Relazione of the Papal Court written by the nobleman Girolamo Lunadoro of Siena, allegedly for a Cardinal de' Medici, possibly Carlo (elected cardinal in 1615). Other 17th-cent. copies, with some textual differences, in Add. 8356 (dated 1623: art. 3, ff. 9-49v), 8471, 18660 (ff. 85-136), Arundel 21 (dated 11 Jan. 1611), Egerton 2210 (ff. 112-163), and Royal 14.A.xx (art. 6, ff. 546-622v); a shorter version in Harley 754 (ff. 2-...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: 17th cent. Carlo de' Medici, Cardinal 1615: Relazione of Rome by G. Lunadoro, offered to (?): circa 1611: Ital: Copy. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Girolamo Lunadoro, of Siena; Cavaliere: Relazione of Rome by Girolamo Lunadoro: circa 1611: Ital:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1611
Extent:
1 item

35. Add MS 8475

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COLLECTION relating mostly to the Papal Court; late 18th cent. Italian and Latin. Copies. A collection of papers, relating mostly to the relationship between the Court of Rome and its prelates. Including: - (a) ff. 2-9, 11-44, Instructions to a bishop or archbishop, in Italian, two copies, inc. 'Instruttione per un vescovo o arcivescovo ... / Consistendo la particolar cura', marked 'A-B'; - (b) ff. 44v-53v, 54-57v. Instructions to a prelate, in Italian, two copies, inc. 'Instruttione per un ...
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Bindings ENGLISH: North binding: bef. 1817. Bookplates and Book-stamps: Frederick North, later 5th Earl of Guilford (L/18/B): bef. 1817. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Collection rel. to the Papal Court: late 16th - 17th cent.: Ital. and Lat: Copies. includes: ff. 89-104 Cer...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:
1 item

36. Add MS 8488

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PAPAL CHIROGRAPHS granted to the Governors of Rome; 1514-1771. Latin and Italian. Copies. The MS. also includes some 18th-cent correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Governors of Rome, mainly correspondence (ff. 225v-259v) of Monsignor Antonio Casali, Governor of Rome (1766-1774), with Cardinal Lazzaro Opizio Pallavicini, Secretary of State, and others. Title (f. 1) 'Chirografi concessi da sommi Pontefici ai Governatori di Roma pro tempore / 1766'. Inc. 'Constitutio Pape Leoni...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 18th cent. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Papal Chirographs granted to the Governors of Rome: 1514-1771: Lat. and Ital: Copies. includes: ff. 225v-259v Antonio Casali, Governor of Rome; Cardinal 1773: Correspondence with the Secretary of St...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1514-1771
Extent:
1 item

37. Add MS 8510

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RELAZIONE OF THE GRASCIA; mid 18th cent (see watermark on f. v: coat-of-arms, similar to Heawood, no. 803: Subiaco 1761-1763). Italian. Copy. Anonymous Relazione of the Grascia, the board in charge of the quality and price of provisions in the Papal territories. Title (f. 1) 'Raccolta delle notizie più particolarità che riguardano la Presidenza della Grascia / Tomo unico', inc. (f. 2) 'La Presidenza della Grascia è di un'autorità grandissima', expl. (f. 89) 'e i prezzi non solo si sostenevan...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Quarter leather binding over pasteboards with decorated paper covers: mid 18th cent. Trade and Commerce: Agriculture: Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Relazione of the Grascia: mid 18th cent.: Ital: Copy.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
1 item

38. Add MS 8561

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COLLECTIONS OF PAPERS RELATING TO THE HOUSE OF SAVOY; 1668-1743. Italian and Latin. Copies, partly printed. The texts relate to political alliances, fiscal problems and diplomacy in the Duchy of Savoy during the Nine Years War and the Spanish War of Succession. Armorial bookplate of the 5th Earl of Guilford, with shelfmark L/19/A (front pastedown). '520' in pencil in upper left corner of front pastedown. Purchased, together with Add. 8545, 8551, and 8558, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 5...
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Bindings ENGLISH: Guilford binding: bef. 1828. Louis XIV of France: Papers rel. to the House of Savoy: 1668-1743: Ital. and Lat: Copies. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Papers rel. to controversies with the House of Savoy: 1691-1728: Ital. and Lat: Copies, partly printed. Duch...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1668-1743
Extent:
1 item

39. Add MS 8648

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RELAZIONI RELATING TO CONSTANTINOPLE, ITALY AND THE PAPAL COURT; Account of the Conclave for the Election of Gregory XIV; 18th cent. Italian and Latin. With table of contents (f. 1), a note (f. 43) 'Oh che Cojoneria se credete, che questa Bugiarata risia' in a calligraphic hand, and an ink drawing (f. 44) representing a tree. The MS. is described by Foligno, anno 6, t. xii (1906), pt. i, no. cxvi, pp. 199-200. Armorial bookplate of 5th Earl of Guilford with shelfmark 'L/17/D' (front pastedow...
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Bindings: Quarter vellum with marbled paper covers: 18th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/17/D): bef. 1828. includes: ff. 2-24v City of Constantinople: Murad III; Sultan of Turkey: Maffeo Venier, of Venice: Venice: Geography: Relazione of Constantinople by Maffeo Veni...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

40. Add MS 8667

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COLLECTION OF RELAZIONI AND PAPERS RELATING TO NAPLES; late 16th-early 17th cent. Italian. Copies. Title (f. 1) 'Relationi diverse del Regno di Napoli'. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. Table of MSS contained in 'Cassa no 17' (ff. 137-138). '242' in pencil in top left corner of front pastedown. Purchased, together with Add. 8662, 8664, 8665, 8668, 8669, 8673, 8677, 8678, 8679, and 8680-8681, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 242 (part). 1...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum with decorated paper pastedowns: late 17th cent. Naples and Sicily General: Relazioni and Papers rel. to: late 16th-early 17th cent.: Ital: Copies. includes: ff. 2-20v Giulio Cesare Caracciolo, of Naples: Charles V; Emperor of Germany: Ascanio Caracciolo, of Napl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:
1 item