1. Add MS 8689
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8689
- Title:
- PIETRO DE NORES: Account of the Carafa War, Book i; after 1644. Italian. Copy. The detailed account of the so-called Carafa war between Pope Paul IV Carafa and Spain (1555-1557) and its consequences is a work by Pietro De Nores, son of Giason, the exiled Cypriot philosopher and literary critic (on the latter see DBI 38 (1990), pp. 768-773). Pietro began to write the account in Rome during the first years of the papacy of Clement VIII Aldobrandini (1592-1605), but completed it only between 16...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: aft. 1644. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford: bef. 1828. Philip II of Spain: Henry II of France: Charles V; Emperor of Germany: Cosimo I; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Paul IV; Pope: Pietro De Nores, historian: Account of the Carafa War, Book I by Pietro ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Italian
- Date Range:
- after 1644
- Extent:
- 1 item