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1. Add MS 8609

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Relazioni, letters and papers relative to Dalmatia; late 17th-early 18th cent. Italian and Latin. Copies. The collection, which relates to 1670-1698, was compiled in preparation to new negotiations between Venice and the Turks, which concluded with the Treaty of Karlowitz in February 1699. The MS. is described by C. Foligno, ‘Codici di materia veneta nelle biblioteche inglesi’, in Nuovo Archivio Veneto, n.s., 6, xii (1906), pt. i, no. cxxx, p. 207, and pt. ii, no. cxxx, pp. 332-334, and ment...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/21/A): bef. 1828. Dalmatia: Venice: Relazioni, papers and letters rel. to Dalmatia: 1670-1698: Ital. and Lat: Copies. includes: ff. 1-17v, 136-147v Pietro Valier, Venetian Provveditore Generale of Dalmatia: Relazioni of Dalmatia: 1686, 1698:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1670-Early 18th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 8625

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DESPATCHES TO FRANCESCO MOROSINI FROM THE MOREA; 1690-1693. Italian. Copies, 18th-cent. Despatches sent to Doge Francesco Morosini (1688-1694) relating to the war in the Morea between 18 Dec. 1690 (date of second despatch from Corfu, f. 5) and 9 June 1693. The author was possibly Domenico Mocenigo, the Venetian Capitano General da Mar before the Republic obliged him to resign and gave the appointment to the Doge himself in May 1693 (see the proposal of the siege of Canea on ff. 160-165, and ...
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Military Tactics: Francesco Morosini, Venetian naval commander; doge of Venice 1688: Domenico Mocenigo, Venetian Provveditore and Capitano Generale dell'Armi: Peloponnese: Greece: Despatches from Morea to Francesco Morosini by (?) Domenico Mocenigo: 1690-1693: Ital: Copies.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 8626

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DENIS VOUZZANESSY: Discours sur les mœurs des habitans des Isles Ioniennes; 1810. French. Autograph. A philosophical tract on human nature and contemporary politics in Greece. Inc. (f. 3) 'Discours sur le mœurs des habitans des Isles Ioniennes / Précedé de quelque remarques critiques et philosophiques / Il y a dans la nature humaine un fond de grandeur', expl. (f. 15v) 'frapper d'admiration la postérité la plus reculée'. Presented by the author to the Hon. Frederick North in 1810, with a not...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/17/C): bef. 1828. Ionian Islands: Political Tracts: Denis Vouzzanessy: Greece: Discours sur les moeurs des habitans des Isles Ioniennes, by Denis Vouzzanessy: 1810: Fr: Autogr. includes: f. 2 Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford: Letter of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1810
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 8629

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PAOLO MERCATI: The Isle of Zante (Zakynthos); circa 1811. Italian. Geographical and historical description of the island in 18 short chapters. Title (f. 1) 'Notizie / riguardanti l'Isola del Zante / Compilate / dal Signor Conte Paolo Mercati', inc. (f. 2) 'Capo. I. / Latitudine, longitudine, lunghezza, larghezza, circonferenza dell'Isola di Zante e sua descrizione / L'Isola del Zante, che a detta di Plinio', expl. (f. 15v) 'sino all'estinzione della Veneta Repubblica'. The main text is follo...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford: bef. 1828. Bindings: Quarter leather with marble paper covers on pasteboards: bef. 1817. Bookplates and Book-stamps: Frederick North, later 5th Earl of Guilford, (L/18/B): bef. 1817. Geography: Zante, the Ionian Islands: Count Paolo Mercati: G...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1811
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 8636

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ANTONIO CALERGI: Commentarii delle Cose di Candia; late 16th-early 17th cent. Italian. Chronicle of the island of Crete from the origins to the year 1303 written around mid 16th cent. by Antonio Calergi (1521-1555), a Venetian nobleman in Crete. Inc. (f. 1) 'La famosa Isola di Creti, la quale hoggidi è nominata Candia', expl. (f. 464) 'scritti tra il numero de i Nobeli Veneziani, come al suo luogo dichiarirassi', followed by a later note 'Fine del libro decimo quarto. ariva sino all'anno 130...
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Bindings: Vellum with decorated pastedowns and flyleaves: late 16th-early 17th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/17/C): bef. 1828. Chronicles: Antonio Calergi, of Crete; chronicler: Greece: Island of Crete: Chronicle of Candia to 1303 by Antonio Calergi: late 16th-early...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 8637

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ANDREA CORNARO: Historia Candiana, books 13-16; 17th cent. Italian. The MS. contains the last four books (books 13-16) of the chronicle of Crete written in the early 17th cent. by the Cretan historian Andrea Cornaro, son of Giacomo. The books cover the years 1376-1615. Andrea Cornaro, the historian, was a cousin to the man of letters and poet Andrea Cornaro, son of Francesco (see Add. 8640). The MS. is entitled (f. 1) 'Continuatione dell'Historia detta Candiana del clarissimo signor Andrea C...
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Bindings: Vellum with decorated paper pastedowns and flyleaves: 17th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/21/B): bef. 1828. Chronicles: Andrea di Giacomo Cornaro, of Crete; historian: Greece: Island of Crete: Chronicle of Candia (books 13-16) by A. Cornaro: 17th cent.: Ital.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 8638

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ANTONIO TREVISAN: Collection of papers relating to Candia 1182-1671; late 17th-early 18th cent. Italian. A collection of historical papers, administrative lists, governmental decrees, and peace treaties put together by the public notary Antonio Trevisan. The MS. is entitled (f. 1) 'Racconto di varie cose successe nel Regno di Candia dall'anno 1182: che si sono ribellati dalla divozione dell'Impero Greco, sino l'anno 1669: che restò al poter dell'Imperio Ottomano. / Fermato dal Signor Antonio...
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Bindings: Quarter leather with paper covers, all mottled in black: late 17th-early 18th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/20/D): bef. 1828. Antonio Trevisan, Venetian notary in Crete: Greece: Island of Crete: Collection of papers rel. to Candia (1182-1671) by Antonio Tr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Late 17th century-Early 18th century
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 8639

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LEONARDO QUERINI: Papers relating to Candia; circa 1587. Italian. Copy. The MS. contains a detailed geographical description of the island, dated 1 May 1587, and two other short papers provided by the Venetian engineer and technical advisor Leonardo Querini to Pietro Zane, Capitano Generale of Crete. The MS. is entitled (f. 1) 'Informatione del Regno di Candia'. The main text begins on f. 3, inc. 'L'Isola di Candia hà forma più longa che larga', expl. (f. 27) 'al presente soldati descritti a...
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Pietro Zane, Venetian Capitano Generale of Crete: Papers rel. to Candia offered by L. Querini: 1587: Ital: Copy. Military Tactics: Geography: Leonardo Querini, of Venice: Greece: Island of Crete: Papers rel. to Candia by Leonardo Querini: 1587: Ital: Copy.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1587
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 8640

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A MISCELLANY OF RIME BY ANDREA CORNARO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA ZAPPI AND OTHERS; 1598, 1738. Italian. Armorial bookplate of 5th Earl of Guilford (front pastedown); his shelfmark 'L/20/D' at top left corner of bookplate. '175' in pencil in top left corner of f. ii verso. Purchased, together with Add. 8624, 8626, 8628, 8632, 8634, and 8639, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 175 (part). Paper; ff. 50+iii. Volume composed from two distinct MSS. Art. 2: old pagination in ink 3-47 (ff. 27-49). 205 x ...
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Bindings: Full vellum on pasteboards: aft. 1738. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/20/D): bef. 1828. Poetry ITALIAN: Poetical miscellany: 1598, 1738: Ital. includes: ff. 1-24v Greece: Island of Crete: Emblems, orazione and rime in praise of G. G. Zane by A. Corner and other...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1598-1738
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 8641

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CHRONICLE OF THE WAR OF CANDIA IN THE YEARS 1644-1651; 2nd half of 17th cent. Italian. Copy. Imperfect. Anonymous detailed description of Venetian military tactics and actions in the war of Candia against the Turks in 1644-1651, during the dogadi of Francesco Erizzo (1631-1646) and Francesco da Molin (1646-1655) and the reigns of Sultan Ibrahim (r. 1640-1648) and his successor Mehmet IV (1648-1692). Inc. (f. 1) '1. Chi troppo scherza con l'Avaritia', expl. (f. 199) 'et ivi si unì col Capitan...
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Bindings: Full vellum on pasteboards with decorated paper pastedowns and flyleaves: late 17th-early 18th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/21/A): bef. 1828. Military Tactics: War: Venice: Chronicles: Mohammad IV; Sultan of Turkey: Ibrahim; Sultan of Turkey: Greece: Isla...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item