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1. Add MS 8257-8258

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Add MS 8257-8258
Title:
HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION, 1740-1748; 2nd half of 18th cent.
Scope & Content:
Italian. A historical account of events in Europe during the War of the Austrian Succession which followed the death of Emperor Charles VI in 1740 and culminated in the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748. On the front pastedown of both volumes is the armorial bookplate of Lorenzo Antonio da Ponte...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
2nd half of the 18th century
Extent:
2 items

2. Add MS 8257

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Add MS 8257
Title:
Scope & Content:
HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF 1740-1744, first part, books 1-4. Inc. ‘Se ben vicino all’Ettà Ottuagenario’, expl. ‘censura gli sensi da vero Cristiano’. ‘COD. No. CCCVII. MM. I.’ is inscribed in ink at the foot of the da Ponte bookplate and the roman numeral is also inscribed in ink, in another hand, in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
2nd half of the 18th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 8258

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 8258
Title:
Scope & Content:
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,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
2nd half of the 18th century
Extent:
1 item