171. Add MS 8278
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8278
- Title:
- CERVINI'S LETTERS, CLAUDIO TOLOMEI'S DISCOURSE, AND VISCONTI LETTER-BOOK; 1540-1562. Italian. Copies, 17th cent. The first part of the MS. (ff. 2-29v) contains dispatches to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese from Cardinal Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi, papal legate at the court of the Emperor Charles V in 1540. The second part (ff. 30-119) contains a discourse by Claudio Tolomei, later Bishop of Korcula in Dalmatia, discussing whether Pope Paul III should form an alliance with the Emperor Charl...
- Scope & Content:
- Bookplates and Book-stamps: Colonna Library: 18th cent. includes: ff. 2-29v Alessandro Farnese, Cardinal: Charles V; Emperor of Germany: Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi, Bishop of Nicastro; Cardinal 1539; future Pope Marcellus II: Dispatches to Card. A. Farnese by Card. Cervini degli Spannoch...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Italian
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 item