1. Add MS 8486
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8486
- Title:
- FELICE CONTELORIO: De Praefecto Urbis Liber.... Rome. S.n. 1631. 2o. [10], 96 p. [missing pp. 32-34]; [5] leaves of plates. Latin. Printed, with many MS. amendments. A history of the origin and development of the ‘praefectura’ in Rome with a list of prefects to 1631. The book contains a prefatory letter to Taddeo Barberini, praefectus urbis, and the imprimatur of Fr. Nicolaus Riccardius, Magister Sacrii Palatii Apostolici. It is divided into six chapters, preceded by a list of manuscripts qu...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings ITALIAN: Vellum: 18th cent. Ancient and Modern. City of Rome: Felice Contelorio: Pietro Francesco Foggini, of Rome; Prefect of the Vatican Library: Taddeo Barberini, Prince of Palestrina; Prefect of Rome: Printed Matter: De Praefecto Urbis Liber. . ., Rome. Dedicated to Taddeo Barberin...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1631
- Extent:
- 1 item