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Language Italian Place Castro, Italy Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. Add MS 8264

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of tracts, relazioni, and papal instructions relating to the Papacy, Spain, Modena, Naples, and Cologne; circa 1556-1644. Italian and Latin. Copies, 17th cent. Partly printed (ff. 206-207). The MS. includes: - (a) speech on good government, allegedly from the Emperor Charles V to his son Philip, 1556 (ff. 1-46v): other copies in Add. 8331 (art. 10, ff. 278-404v; see description for reference to its English translation), 20045 (art. 3, ff. 265-337), and Royal 14.A.XXI...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: Colonna Library: 18th cent. includes: ff. 1-46v Philip II of Spain: Charles V; Emperor of Germany: Speech on good government allegedly from Charles V to his son Philip II: circa 1556: Ital: Copy, 17th cent. ff. 47-124v Urban VIII; Pope: City of Ferrara: Francesco I ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

2. 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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 17th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 8319

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni and memorials relating to Genoa, Spain, France, Venice, the war of Castro, Savoy, and Portugal; circa 1628-1643. Italian and Latin. Copies. Table of contents (ff. 1-1v), added later. Old signatures 'Tom. LXXXV' in pencil in upper right corner of f. i, and '529' in very faint ink in fourth spine compartment: identifiable with Mattei MS. 529 (vol. 85 of 'Materie diverse') in Guilford's catalogue Add. 8220, f. 24. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilf...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. includes: ff. 2-14 Political Tracts: Genoa; Doges of: Giulio Cesare Vachero, of Genoa: Tract rel. to the Vachero conspiracy: 1628: Ital: Copy. ff. 15-53 Philip IV of Spain: Relazione of Spain: 1638: Ital: Copy. ff. 54-71 Pierre Séguier, Duc de Vil...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1628-1643
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 8540

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Add MS 8540
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PAPERS RELATING TO RIMINI, PARMA, CORREGGIO, MILANO, VALTELLINA, AND CASTRO; 17th cent. Italian and Latin. Copies. Included are chronicles and anonymous relazioni. Armorial bookplate of the 5th Earl of Guilford, with shelfmark 'L/19/A' (front pastedown). '59' in pencil in upper left corner of front pastedown. Purchased, together with Add. 8539, 8663 and 8670, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 59 (part). Paper; ff. 65, plus two unfoliated blanks after f. 65. Composite volume. Art. 1: number...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/19/A): bef. 1828. Bindings ENGLISH: Guilford binding: bef. 1828. Italy General: Anonymous relazioni and other papers rel. to the Minor States of: 17th cent.: Ital. and Lat: Copies. includes: ff. 1-24v Rimini, Italy: Anonymous chronicle (136...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item