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451. Add MS 8597

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Statutes of Adria; 16th-17th cent. Latin and Italian. Mostly copies. Statutes of the town of Adria issued by Leonello d'Este, Marquess of Ferrara (1441-1450), in 1442 (ff. 15-80). These statutes are followed by: (a) later edicts of Leonello and his successors Borso and Ercole I, dated 1446-1480 (ff. 80-91), including one edict of Eleanor of Aragon, wife of Ercole I, dated 1478 (ff. 90v-91); - (b) letters of privileges, additions and amendments to the statutes issued by the Venetian Republic,...
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Law of Italy: Statutes, privileges etc., of Adria: 1442-1667: Ital. and Lat: Copies. Legal material: Statutes, privilegies, and edicts rel. to Adria: 1442-1667: Ital. and Lat: Copies. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/18/A): bef. 1828. Bindings: Quarter morocco binding with ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:
1 item

452. Add MS 8598

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Andrea de' Gatari: Chronicle of Padua and the house of Carrara from 1318 to 1425; 1560. Italian. The chronicle was begun by Andrea's father, Galeazzo, who covered the years 1318-1389. It was continued to 1407 by another son of Galeazzo, Bartolomeo, and finally concluded with the death of Marsilio da Carrara in 1425 and embellished by Andrea de' Gatari, who completed his text in 1454. The present MS. begins with the original text by Galeazzo (ff. 1-293), followed by the repetition of his last...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/17/D): bef. 1828. Heraldry: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ITALIAN: Chronicle of Padua with coloured decoration and arms: 1560: Ital. Manuscripts, Dated: Chronicles: Padua, Italy: Andrea de' Gatari, chronicler: Galeazzo de' Gatari, chronicle...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1560
Extent:
1 item

453. Add MS 8599

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Chronicles of Padua; 15th-17th cent. Italian. Described by C. Foligno, ‘Codici di materia veneta nelle biblioteche inglesi’, in Nuovo Archivio Veneto, n.s., 6, xi (1906), pt. i, no. lvii, pp. 184-186. Armorial bookplate of 5th Earl of Guilford, with shelfmark L/19/D (f. i). Purchased, together with Add. 8583, 8598, 8600 and 8601, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 321 (part). Paper; ff. I+88. Composite volume. Original order partly indicated by old foliation at centre of lower edge of ff. 2...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Original gilt-tooled leather covers pasted onto the British Library pastedowns: 2nd quarter 16th cent. Chronicles: Padua, Italy: Miscellaneous chronicles of Padua: 15th-17th cent.: Ital. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/19/D): early 19th cent. includes: f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
15th century-17th century
Extent:
1 item

454. Add MS 8600

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Giovanni Francesco Buzzacarini: Chronicle of Padua from 1492 to 1520; circa 1520. Apparently autograph. Italian. Imperfect. The chronicle concerns the war between Padua and Venice, 1492-1520, and was written by Giovanni Francesco Buzzacarini circa 1520. The present MS. contains the last part of the chronicle, starting with events datable to around 15 July 1516, inc. (f. 1) 'I solda di Francesco', and breaks off around 26 May 1520, expl. (f. 217v) 'de chontrastare chon ques...'. Probably the ...
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Chronicles: Padua, Italy: Giovanni Francesco Buzzacarini, chronicler: Chronicle of Padua 1492-1520, by Giovanni Francesco Buzzacarini: circa 1520: Ital: Autogr. Imperf.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1520
Extent:
1 item

455. Add MS 8602

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History of Vicenza to 1200; 18th cent. Italian and Latin. Imperfect. This anonymous chronicle begins with the foundation of the town in 1710 B.C. and ends with a treaty of peace between Vicenza and Padua in 1200. The text is divided into ten books and includes copies of ancient inscriptions and documents. Inc. (f. 1) 'Libro primo / dell'Historia di Vicenza / Pare, che ciascuno per certo natural' istinto sia inclinato ad'amare la propria patria', expl. (f. 279) 'sperando per mezo di questa pa...
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Vicenza, Italy: Chronicles: Chronicle of Vicenza to the year 1200: 18th cent.: Ital. and Lat. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/17/C): bef. 1828. includes: ff. 33v, 41v-65v, 72, 74, 73bis, 77v-80v Antiquities: Copies of inscriptions rel. to Vicenza: 18th cent.: Lat: Copies.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

456. Add MS 8603

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Domenico Zavoreo: Istoria Dalmatina; 1603. Italian. Copy, late 17th cent. The history of Dalmatia beginning with the description of the Illyrian region and population in ancient times and ending with the surrender of Split to the Venetian Republic and death of Emperor Sigismond in 1437. Inc. (f. 6) 'Essendomi caduto in pensiero di raccogliere le memorie antiche di Dalmatia', expl. (f. 116v) 'parti dal mondo nell'anno della Natività del Signore 1437, e dell'età sua 70'. The text is divided in...
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Bindings: Vellum on pasteboards: 17th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/20/B): bef. 1828. Dalmatia: Domenico Zavoreo, of Sibenik; historian: History of Dalmatia to 1437 by Domenico Zavoreo: 1603: Ital: Copy. includes: ff. 2-2v Domenico Zavoreo, of Sibenik; historian: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
1 item

457. Add MS 8604

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Correspondence of Sultan Murad III and Bosnian officials relating to the borders of Dalmatia; 1575-1591. Italian translation. Collection of official copies of correspondence relating to the borders between Venetian and Turkish dominions in Dalmatia that was given to Venetian officials. The correspondence cover the years 1575-1591, before the war between Austria and Turkey (1593-1602), and the territorial assessments mainly concern the territories of Sibenik, Split and Zadar. The letters of M...
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Murad III; Sultan of Turkey: Dalmatia: Venice; Doges of: Correspondence of Turkish officials rel. to the borders of Dalmatia: 1576-1591: Ital. transl.: Copies. includes: ff. 2-3 Murad III; Sultan of Turkey: Bosnia: Orders and letters rel. to Bosnia: 1587: Ital. transl.: Copies. ff. 2-3, 61-74 ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1575-1591
Extent:
1 item

458. Add MS 8605

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Relazioni to the Venetian Senate relating to Dalmatia, Candia, Albania, Corfu, Zante, and Cephalonia; late 16th cent-17th cent. Italian. Copies, 17th cent. The MS. is described in C. Foligno, ‘Codici di materia veneta nelle biblioteche inglesi’, in Nuovo Archivio Veneto, n.s., 6, t. xi (1906), pt. ii, no. cv, pp. 192-193, listed in Palma di Cesnola, no. 332, p. 23, and mentioned in Markotic, p. 267. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. '355' in ...
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Venice: Venice; Doges of: Relazioni to the Venetian Senate rel. to Dalmatia, Crete, Albania, Corfu, Zante and Cephalonia: late 16th cent.-17th cent.: Ital: Copies. includes: ff. 1-13 Dalmatia: Nicolò Donà, Venetian Provveditore Generale of Dalmatia and Albania: Albania: Relazioni of Dalmatia a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

459. Add MS 8606

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Simon Gliubavaz: Tract on the history of Dalmatia to 1387 and two letters; 1652, 1653. Italian and Latin. Copies, 18th cent. The tract is copied from an old MS. according to the note on f. 25: 'Avvertimento / Questo discorso di Simon Gliubavaz estratto da antico corroso manuscritto merita di essere esaminato nella parte che contiene'. The two letters are addressed to the historian Giovanni Lucio, author of De regno Dalmatiae et Croatiae libri sex published in Amsterdam in 1666. The MS. is de...
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includes: ff. 1-25 Dalmatia: Simon Gliubavaz, of Zadar; historian: Historical Tract on Dalmatia by Simon Gliubavaz: 1652: Ital. and Lat: Copy. ff. 26-50v Dalmatia: Simon Gliubavaz, of Zadar; historian: Giovanni Lucio, of Trau; historian: Two letters rel. to the history of Dalmatia to Giovanni L...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

460. Add MS 8607

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Collection of official correspondence and papers. Mostly copies. The MS. includes: (a) treaty (ff. 3-6v) between Venice and the Turks, together with a letter from Grand Visir Mahmut Pasha, Beylerbey of Bosnia, 1669; - (b) letter of capitulation (ff. 7-17) from Sultan Mehmet IV to the Venetian Am...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1669-1672
Extent:
1 item

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