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Name Evans, Robert Harding, bookseller and auctioneer, 1777-1857 Place Crete, Greece

1. Add MS 8574

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LORENZO DE' MONACIS: Chronicle of Venice from its origins to 1354; late 16th cent. Latin. The chronicle was compiled between 1420 and 1428 (see ff. 1, 157) by Lorenzo de' Monacis (ca. 1351-1428), chancellor of Crete from 1388 (see M. Poppi, 'Ricerche sulla vita e cultura del notaio e cronista veneziano Lorenzo de' Monacis, cancelliere cretese (ca. 1351-1428)', in Studi Veneziani, ix (1967), pp. 153-186). The chronicle, remained unfinished due to the death of the author, is divided into sixte...
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Island of Crete: Chronicle of Venice to 1354, partly rel. to Crete, by L. de' Monacis: late 16th cent.: Lat: Copy. Bindings ITALIAN: Brown morocco with gilt-tooled spine and decorated paper endleaves: 18th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/16/C): bef. 1828. Venice: Chr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
Late 16th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 8576

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Marin Sanudo the Younger: Chronicle of Venice and Lives of the Doges from the origins to 1437; 18th cent. Italian. Imperfect. The text is the same as in Add. 8575, with an additional portion covering 1429-1437. Inc. (f. 23) '697 Paulutio Anafesto primo doge fo' elletto dell'anno di Christo 697', expl. (f. 366v) 'sara questo di qua'. The introduction lacks its beginning, inc. (f. 1) 'In capo di Venetia overo della citta di rivo alto', and omits a final chapter on relics and treasures in St. M...
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Bindings: Vellum on pasteboards with marbled paper endleaves: 18th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/19/C): bef. 1828. includes: ff. 1-366v Venice: Chronicles: Marin Sanudo, the younger; chronicler: Chronicle of Venice and Lives of Doges to 1437 by Marin Sanudo: 18th c...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

3. 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

4. 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

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