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1. Add MS 22754

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 22754
Title:
Angela da Foligno, Lume amoroso divino
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Lume amoroso divinio, a collection of texts written in Italian, recounting the visions and discourses of Angela da Foligno (b. c. 1248, d. 1309), an Umbrian lay penitent, mystic and visionary. Accounts of Angela's experiences were compiled by her confessor, who subse...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
c 1451-c 1457
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add Roll 61174

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Roll 61174
Title:
Notarised copy of the will of Cecilia Foscari
Scope & Content:
A notarised copy of the will of Cecilia, daughter of John Veneno and widow of Frederico Foschari, made by Caesar Ziliolus, notary and secretary to the doge of Venice. 5 May 1567, bearing the notarial mark of Caesar Ziliolus and signatures. The original will was made by Jacopo Grasolarius of St...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
1567
Extent:

1 roll

3. Harley MS 2920

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2920
Title:
Collection of texts relating to the order of service, made for an Italian house of Poor Clares
Scope & Content:
A collection of texts relating to the order of service, probably made for an Italian house of Poor Clares, as suggested by repeated references to the Order's founders St Francis and St Clare of Assisi (e.g. ff. 10v, 16r, 27r). The manuscript was written in two parts: the first part (ff. 1-24) wa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
1518-3rd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:

1 volume