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41. Add MS 8434

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'DIARIA RERUM ROMANORUM' of Stefano Infessura and Chronicle of the papacy and events in Rome; 1294-1494 and 1521-1561. Latin and Italian. Copies, late 17th or early 18th cent. The present manuscript is listed in Palma di Cesnola, no. 1548, p. 122. '341' in pencil towards upper right of first flyleaf. Purchased, together with Add. 8431, 8435 and 8436, from R. H. Evans, 8 December 1830, lot 341 (part). 1. ff. 1-193v. 'Diaria Rerum Romanorum' of Stefano Infessura, 1294-1494. Latin and Italian....
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includes: ff. 1-193v Stefano Infessura, Secretary of the Roman Senate: Ancient and Modern. City of Rome: Diaries and Memoranda: 'Diaria Rerum Romanorum' by Stefano Infessura: 1294-1494: Lat. and Ital: Copy, late 17th or early 18th cent. ff. 194-233v Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. Genera...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
Late 17th century-Early 18th century
Extent:
1 item

42. Add MS 8435

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ANONYMOUS DIARY AND THE DIARY OF GIOVANNI FRANCESCO FIRMANI; 1456-1476 and 1529-1565. Latin and Italian. Copies, first half of 17th cent. '25' in black ink in lower left corner of front pastedown and '341' in pencil in upper left corner of front pastedown. Purchased, together with Add. 8431, 8434 and 8436, from R. H. Evans, 8 December 1830, lot 341 (part). 1. ff. 1-7. Anonymous diary, 1456-1476. Italian. Diary of events in Rome from the time of Pope Calixtus III to Sixtus IV. Inc. 'Nelli 14...
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includes: ff. 1-7 Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Diaries and Memoranda: Anonymous diary of events in Rome: 1456-1476: Ital: Copy, early 17th cent. ff. 8-198 Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Giovanni Francesco Firmani, Roman diarist: Diaries and Memoranda: Diary b...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item

43. Add MS 8436

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DIARY OF SEBASTIANO DE BRANCA DE' TALINI; 1485-1517. Italian. Copy, late 16th or early 17th cent. A diary of events in Rome from the time of Pope Innocent VIII to that of Pope Leo X. Inc. 'Adi 3 di maggio 1485 fù ammazzato Bartolomeo Santa Croce', expl. 'et poi lò papa volse che stesse in Palazzo'. Extracts of the text, taken from this manuscript, are published in M. Creighton, A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, new edn, vol. v (1897), pp. 331-340. The present...
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Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Sebastiano de Branca, 'de Talini': Diaries and Memoranda: Diary by Sebastiano de Branca: 1485-1517: Ital: Copy, late 16th or early 17th cent.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:
1 item

44. Add MS 8471

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GIROLAMO LUNADORO: Relazione of Rome; circa 1611. Italian. Copy. Relazione of the Papal Court written by the nobleman Girolamo Lunadoro of Siena, allegedly for a Cardinal de' Medici, possibly Carlo (elected cardinal in 1615). The MS. also includes (ff. 63v-122) a later addition attributed here to Giacomo Pinnarolo of Milan. The relazione was very successful and had a wide MS. circulation: other 17th-cent. copies, with some textual differences, in Add. 8356 (dated 1623: art. 3, ff. 9-49v), 84...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: 2nd half 17th cent. Carlo de' Medici, Cardinal 1615: Relazione of Rome by G. Lunadoro, offered to (?): circa 1611: Ital: Copy. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Girolamo Lunadoro, of Siena; Cavaliere: Relazione of Rome by Girolamo Lunadoro: circa 16...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1611
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1 item

45. Add MS 8472

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GIROLAMO LUNADORO: Relazione of Rome; circa 1611. Italian. Copy. Relazione of the Papal Court written by the nobleman Girolamo Lunadoro of Siena, allegedly for a Cardinal de' Medici, possibly Carlo (elected cardinal in 1615). Other 17th-cent. copies, with some textual differences, in Add. 8356 (dated 1623: art. 3, ff. 9-49v), 8471, 18660 (ff. 85-136), Arundel 21 (dated 11 Jan. 1611), Egerton 2210 (ff. 112-163), and Royal 14.A.xx (art. 6, ff. 546-622v); a shorter version in Harley 754 (ff. 2-...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: 17th cent. Carlo de' Medici, Cardinal 1615: Relazione of Rome by G. Lunadoro, offered to (?): circa 1611: Ital: Copy. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Girolamo Lunadoro, of Siena; Cavaliere: Relazione of Rome by Girolamo Lunadoro: circa 1611: Ital:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1611
Extent:
1 item

46. Add MS 8475

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COLLECTION relating mostly to the Papal Court; late 18th cent. Italian and Latin. Copies. A collection of papers, relating mostly to the relationship between the Court of Rome and its prelates. Including: - (a) ff. 2-9, 11-44, Instructions to a bishop or archbishop, in Italian, two copies, inc. 'Instruttione per un vescovo o arcivescovo ... / Consistendo la particolar cura', marked 'A-B'; - (b) ff. 44v-53v, 54-57v. Instructions to a prelate, in Italian, two copies, inc. 'Instruttione per un ...
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Bindings ENGLISH: North binding: bef. 1817. Bookplates and Book-stamps: Frederick North, later 5th Earl of Guilford (L/18/B): bef. 1817. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Collection rel. to the Papal Court: late 16th - 17th cent.: Ital. and Lat: Copies. includes: ff. 89-104 Cer...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:
1 item

47. Add MS 8488

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PAPAL CHIROGRAPHS granted to the Governors of Rome; 1514-1771. Latin and Italian. Copies. The MS. also includes some 18th-cent correspondence between the Secretary of State and the Governors of Rome, mainly correspondence (ff. 225v-259v) of Monsignor Antonio Casali, Governor of Rome (1766-1774), with Cardinal Lazzaro Opizio Pallavicini, Secretary of State, and others. Title (f. 1) 'Chirografi concessi da sommi Pontefici ai Governatori di Roma pro tempore / 1766'. Inc. 'Constitutio Pape Leoni...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 18th cent. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Papal Chirographs granted to the Governors of Rome: 1514-1771: Lat. and Ital: Copies. includes: ff. 225v-259v Antonio Casali, Governor of Rome; Cardinal 1773: Correspondence with the Secretary of St...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1514-1771
Extent:
1 item

48. Add MS 8510

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RELAZIONE OF THE GRASCIA; mid 18th cent (see watermark on f. v: coat-of-arms, similar to Heawood, no. 803: Subiaco 1761-1763). Italian. Copy. Anonymous Relazione of the Grascia, the board in charge of the quality and price of provisions in the Papal territories. Title (f. 1) 'Raccolta delle notizie più particolarità che riguardano la Presidenza della Grascia / Tomo unico', inc. (f. 2) 'La Presidenza della Grascia è di un'autorità grandissima', expl. (f. 89) 'e i prezzi non solo si sostenevan...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Quarter leather binding over pasteboards with decorated paper covers: mid 18th cent. Trade and Commerce: Agriculture: Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Relazione of the Grascia: mid 18th cent.: Ital: Copy.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
1 item

49. Add MS 8561

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COLLECTIONS OF PAPERS RELATING TO THE HOUSE OF SAVOY; 1668-1743. Italian and Latin. Copies, partly printed. The texts relate to political alliances, fiscal problems and diplomacy in the Duchy of Savoy during the Nine Years War and the Spanish War of Succession. Armorial bookplate of the 5th Earl of Guilford, with shelfmark L/19/A (front pastedown). '520' in pencil in upper left corner of front pastedown. Purchased, together with Add. 8545, 8551, and 8558, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 5...
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Bindings ENGLISH: Guilford binding: bef. 1828. Louis XIV of France: Papers rel. to the House of Savoy: 1668-1743: Ital. and Lat: Copies. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Papers rel. to controversies with the House of Savoy: 1691-1728: Ital. and Lat: Copies, partly printed. Duch...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1668-1743
Extent:
1 item

50. Add MS 8648

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RELAZIONI RELATING TO CONSTANTINOPLE, ITALY AND THE PAPAL COURT; Account of the Conclave for the Election of Gregory XIV; 18th cent. Italian and Latin. With table of contents (f. 1), a note (f. 43) 'Oh che Cojoneria se credete, che questa Bugiarata risia' in a calligraphic hand, and an ink drawing (f. 44) representing a tree. The MS. is described by Foligno, anno 6, t. xii (1906), pt. i, no. cxvi, pp. 199-200. Armorial bookplate of 5th Earl of Guilford with shelfmark 'L/17/D' (front pastedow...
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Bindings: Quarter vellum with marbled paper covers: 18th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/17/D): bef. 1828. includes: ff. 2-24v City of Constantinople: Murad III; Sultan of Turkey: Maffeo Venier, of Venice: Venice: Geography: Relazione of Constantinople by Maffeo Veni...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item