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Language Italian Name Barberini, Francesco, the elder; Cardinal; Legate in Spain, 1597-1679

1. Add MS 4277

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THORESBY PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 201). Letters, etc., of miscellaneous literary persons and ecclesiastics, mostly foreign; circ. 1549- 1721. Latin, Greek, English, French, Italian and Dutch. Many of the letters are addressed to Thomas Gale, Dean of York (1697-1702). Among them are letters from (a)...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1559-1572
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1 item

2. 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 ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
17th century
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1 item

3. Add MS 8282

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COLLECTION of miscellaneous tracts, historical accounts, and letters relating mostly to the history of the Church and political affairs in 17th-cent. Europe; circa 1492-1715. Latin, Italian, and Spanish. Copies. Imperfect. Table of contents in Latin (ff. 2-3v), identifying the missing text after f. 80 as a commentary by [Girolamo?] Seripandi on St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans. 'D.V.10' and 'LXXIII' in pencil, and stamp 'biblioth / h.f. / J770' on f. 1: identifiable with Falconieri MS. 73 in...
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Europe: Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Italy General: Miscellany rel. to: 17th-18th cent.: Ital. and Lat: Copies. Bookplates and Book-stamps: `BIBLIOTH / H.F. / J770': 1770: Lat. Bindings ENGLISH: Guilford bindings: bef. 1828. includes: ff. 15-46v Scipio di Castro, political...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1492-1715
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 8299

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni, papal instructions, and discourse relating to Rome, Siena, France, the German Empire, Spain, Mantua and Monferrato; circa 1554-1636. Latin and Italian. Copies, 17th cent. The MS. includes (art. 1, ff. 4v-81v) the account of the conclave for the election of Pope Pius IV by Antonio Guidi, in Latin, preceded (ff. 3-4v) by a letter of dedication to Cardinal Carlo Borromeo. Table of contents (f. 1), added later. Old signature '490' in ink in fourth spine com...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. includes: ff. 2-81v Antonio Guidi, Bishop of Traú 1574: Paul IV; Pope: Saint Carlo Borromeo,; Archbishop of Milan; Cardinal 1560: Account of conclave of 1559 , addressed to Carlo Borromeo by Antonio Guidi: [1560]: Lat: Copy. ff. 82-89v Siena, Ital...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
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1 item

5. Add MS 8303

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of tracts, relazioni, discourses, and letters relating to Rome and its relationships with Venice, France, the German Empire, Naples, and Ferrara, with particular attention to the protection of the papal state and the city of Rome from military attacks and natural disasters; circa 1598-1644. Italian and Latin. Copies. Table of contents (ff. 1-1v), added later. Old signatures 'Tom. L' in pencil in upper right corner of f. i, and '494.' in ink in fifth spine compartment...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. includes: ff. 11-21v Paul V; Pope: Leonardo Donà; Doge of Venice: François de Joyeuse, Cardinal 1583: Negotiations for the annulment of the interdict on Venice: 1607: Ital: Copy. ff. 22-36 Henry IV of France: James Davy Du Perron, Cardinal: Letter...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1598-1644
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1 item

6. 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

7. Add MS 8315

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of instructions and relazioni to and from papal nuncios and other representatives of the Holy See relating to France, the peace congress of Cologne, England, Urbino, Senigallia, Tuscany, and the Valtelline during the papacy of Urban VIII; circa 1623-1641. Italian and Latin. Copies. In particular the papal instructions at arts. 7-13, 15-18, 20 (ff. 150-187v, 192-212, 219-222) relate to the devolution of the Duchy of Urbino to the Papacy after the death of the last Duk...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. Urban VIII; Pope: Instructions to and relazioni from papal representatives: 1623-1641: Ital: Copy. includes: ff. 2-56 Louis XIII of France: Giovanni Francesco Guidi del Bagno, Papal nuncio; Archbishop of Patras 1621: Papal instructions to Giovann...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1623-1641
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1 item

8. Add MS 8322

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COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS relating largely to military and political events during the last fourteen years of the Thirty Years War in Italy and France; 1634-1648. Italian and Latin. Partly printed. Contemporary index of contents headed 'Indice del presente tomo 75' (ff. 1-1v). Old signatures in pencil 'Tom. LXXXVII' in upper right corner of f. i: identifiable with Mattei MS. 531 (vol. 87 of 'Materie diverse') in Guilford's catalogue Add. 8220, f. 24. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Ea...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. includes: ff. 2-23v Tommaso Francesco Savoy Carignano, Prince of; 2nd son of Duke Charles Emmanuel I: 'Silvano d'Alpina', Pseudonym: Siege of Orbetello: Letter on siege of Orbetello to Prince Tommaso of Savoy: 1646: Ital: Copy. ff. 24-45 Satires I...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1634-1648
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 8323

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DIPLOMATIC INSTRUCTIONS AND RELAZIONI relating to the peace congress in Cologne during the Thirty Years War and the mission of Cardinal Legate Marzio Ginetti; 1636-1641. Italian and Latin. Copies. In 1635 Cardinal Ginetti was appointed by Urban VIII as legatus a latere at Cologne to preside over a peace congress between France, Spain, and Germany. He left Rome only in 1636. After four years of fruitless efforts to organise the congress he was called back to Italy in 1640 and his mission was ...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. Marzio Ginetti, Cardinal 1627: Diplomatic instructions and relazioni rel. to his peace mission to Cologne: 1636-1641: Ital. and Lat.: Copies. Urban VIII; Pope: Cologne, Germany: Diplomatic instructions and relazioni rel. to the congress of Cologne...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1636-1641
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 8327

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of historical papers relating to Rome, France, Poland, Savoy, Spain, Bohemia, and Venice, mostly during the papacy of Innocent X; circa 1598-1655. Italian. Copies. Title-pages with pendecoration throughout. Table of contents (ff. 1-1v), added later: entitled 'Indice del tomo 44', with '44' later crossed out and corrected in '66-67'. Old signatures in pencil 'Tom. XCIII' in upper right corner of f. i, and '537' in ink in fifth spine compartment: identifiable with Matt...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. Innocent X; Pope: Miscellany of historical papers, mostly rel. to: circa 1598-1651: Ital: Copies. includes: ff. 109-133 John Casimir of Poland: Letters of, and treatises rel. to, as Cardinal: 1646: Ital: Copies. ff. 134-144v Tommaso Francesco Sav...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1598-1655
Extent:
1 item