1. Add MS 8572
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8572
- Title:
- HISTORY OF GENEVA AND ITS CHURCH; 1744. Italian. Copy. A summary history of Geneva composed by an anonymous, possibly a Venetian citizen, identified by the initials 'D. G. M. V. Ven.o' (f. 1). The history is composed of excerpts from the work of the Italian Calvinist historian Gregorio Leti (1630-1701), Historia Genevrina osia Historia della citta e republica di Geneva, pts. i-iii (Amsterdam: Pietro & Abramo van Someren, 1686; B.L. copy 157.b.18). The summary focuses on the religious his...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings ITALIAN: Full mottled brown leather over pasteboards with gilt-tooled spine: circa 1744. Bookplates and Book-stamps: Frederick North, later 5th Earl of Guilford (L/21/C): bef. 1817. Gregorio Leti, Italian Calvinist and historian: History of Geneva by D. G. M. V. Ven.o based on his His...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Italian
- Date Range:
- 1744
- Extent:
- 1 item