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151. Add MS 8258

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HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF 1745-1748, second part, books 1-4. Inc. ‘L’Anima Razionale perfeziona la nostra humanità’, expl. ‘nobis obsequis gloria relicta est. Tacito.’ ‘COD. No. CCCVIII. MM. I.’ is inscribed in ink at the foot of the da Ponte bookplate and the roman numeral is also inscribed in ink,...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
2nd half of the 18th century
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1 item

152. Add MS 8259

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DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY HISTORY OF WESTERN EUROPE, 1648-1675; late 17th cent. Italian. The MS. gives a historical account of the intense period of diplomatic and military activity in western Europe which followed the conclusion of the Thirty Years’ War with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. The text focuses primarily on the period from the formation of the Triple League between England, Holland and Sweden in 1668 up to the Battle of Fehrbellin in which the Elector of Brandenburg defeated the...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/18/D): bef. 1828. Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum with decorated end-leaves: late 17th or early 18th cent. Treaties: Europe: Diplomatic and military history of western Europe, 1648-1675: late 17th cent.: Ital.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Late 17th century
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1 item

153. Add MS 8260

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HISTORICAL COMPENDIUM OF THE LIVES OF THE ROMAN EMPERORS AND POPES; 1585. Italian. The MS., which is dated (f. 135) 28 Oct. 1585, contains a chronological, historical summary of the lives of the Roman emperors, popes and other prominent men from Julius Caesar to Emperor Rudolf II, inc. ‘In questo trattato scriveremo la vita delli Imperadori Romani’ (f. 5), expl. ‘a cui successe Ridolfo pure secondo di tal nome’. The text, which is preceded by chronological (ff. 2-3) and alphabetical (ff. 3v-...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford: bef. 1828. Bindings ITALIAN: 18th cent. red leather quarter binding with decorated paper covers: 18th cent. Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Rome; Emperors: Holy Roman Empire: Historical compendium of the lives of the Roman emper...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
28 Oct 1585
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1 item

154. Add MS 8261

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RELAZIONE OF ITALY; 17th cent. Italian. Copy. Historical description of the Italian principalities and republics. Inc. (f. 1) 'L'Italia dominatrice una volta del mondo e poi preda del mondo istesso', expl. (f. 147) 'Isola del Gozzo con la piccola Comino hanno anch' esse i suoi forti'. The relazione is divided into eleven chapters: (i) Italia Proemio (ff. 1-8); (ii) Stati del Duca di Savoia (ff. 8-26v); (iii) Duca di Monferrato (ff. 26v-29v); (iv) La Republica di Genova (ff. 29v-33v); (v) Duc...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th earl of Guilford (L/20/D): bef. 1828. Italy General: Historical description of the Italian principalities and republics: circa 1650: Ital: Copy. Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum on pasteboards: late 17th cent. includes: ff. 8-26v Duchy of Savoy: History of: circa...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

155. Add MS 8262

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni, letters, tracts and orations relating to the Papacy, Spain, France, Venice, the German Empire, Austria, Dalmatia, Turkey, Savoy, Florence, Naples, Genoa, and Ethiopia; circa 1494-1585. Italian, Latin, and Spanish. Copies, 17th cent. The MS. includes relazioni of: - (a) Spain by Federico Badoer, 1557 (ff. 1-81v): other copies in Add. 29444 (ff. 440-507: dated 1558), Lansdowne 840 A (ff. 31-91: dated 1558), Royal 14.A.XIII (art. 6, ff. 225-384: dated 1558...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: Colonna Library: 18th cent. includes: ff. 1-81v Philip II of Spain: Charles V; Emperor of Germany: Lorenzo Priuli; Doge of Venice: Federico Badoer, Venetian Ambassador: Relazione of Spain by Federico Badoer: 1557: Ital: Copy. ff. 82-102v Francis I of France: Andrea ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

156. Add MS 8263

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MISCELLANEOUS TRACTS on European and Italian history; circa 1577-1677. Italian, Latin and Spanish. Partly printed. Relates mostly to the rights of the Church to Italian states such as Ferrara, Modena, Comacchio, the investiture and the rights of the Boschetti family to the lands of S. Cesario on Panaro (Modena), their dispute with the Monastery of S. Pietro in Modena, and claims of France to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Including 17th-cent. transcripts (arts. 7-13) of charters and papal ...
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Rome; Court of; and Popes, Bishops of. General: Miscellany, mostly rel. to the rights of the Holy See to Italian territories: circa 1577-1677: Ital., Lat., and Span: Partly printed. Bookplates and Book-stamps: Colonna Library: 18th cent. includes: ff. 1, 31, 277v, 475v, 560v Bookplates and Bo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
c 1577-1677
Extent:
1 item

157. 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

158. Add MS 8265

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COLLECTION of historical accounts of conclaves and tracts relating to the Papacy and the German Empire; circa 1503-1560. Latin and Italian. Copies. The MS. includes: - (a) account of the conclave for the election of Adrian VI, 1522, in Latin (ff. 2-10v), followed (ff. 11-23) by the instructions to Cardinals Pompeo Colonna, Franciotto Orsini, Alessandro Cesarini sent to Castiglia to inform him of his election, and (ff. 23v-25) by his profession of faith; another copy of the conclave account i...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: Colonna Library: 18th cent. includes: ff. 2-10v Adrian VI; Pope: Account of conclave: 1522: Lat: Copy. ff. 26-95v Julius III; Pope: Account of conclave: 1550: Lat: Copy. ff. 96-161v Antonio Guidi, Bishop of Traú 1574: Paul IV; Pope: Saint Carlo Borromeo,; Archbishop...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
c 1503-1560
Extent:
1 item

159. Add MS 8266

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of summaries of peace treaties, tracts, letters, memorials, papal instructions and accounts of conclaves relating to the Papacy, Siena, the German Empire, Florence, Savoy, and Naples; circa 1447-1569. Latin and Italian. Copies. The first part of the MS. (ff. 3-44) contains summaries of peace treaties and league pacts agreed by European rulers 1510-1559, in Latin and Italian. It also includes: - (a) declarations by the condottiere Piero Strozzi relating to his role in...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: Colonna Library: 18th cent. includes: ff. 3-44 Treaties: Europe: Summaries of peace treaties and pacts agreed by European rulers: circa 1510-1559: Ital. and Lat: Copies. ff. 45-59 Siena, Italy: Piero Strozzi, of Florence; general of the French army: Declarations rel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
c 1447-1569
Extent:
1 item

160. Add MS 8267

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni, tracts, and financial accounts relating to the Papacy, Venice, France, Spain, Tunisia, Ethiopia, and England; circa 1532-1573. Italian and Latin. Copies. The MS. includes (ff. 231-232v) the final sentence pronounced by Pope Clement VII refusing divorce to Henry VIII from Catherine of Aragon, annulling his marriage to Anne Boleyn, restoring Catherine to her royal state, and excommunicating the king, 11 July 1533, in Latin, inc. 'La sentenza d'Inghilterra...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: Colonna Library: 18th cent. includes: ff. 2-53v Marc Antonio Cornaro, Venetian envoy at Nice: Niccolò Tiepolo, Venetian envoy at Nice: Paul III; Pope: Francis I of France: Charles V; Emperor of Germany: Andrea Gritti; Doge of Venice: Relazione of the Congress of Nic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
c 1532-1573
Extent:
1 item

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