1. Add MS 8586
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8586
- Title:
- Historical Miscellany relating to Venice; 17th cent. Italian and Latin. Copies, partly printed. The MS. contains a detailed chronicle of the war between Venice and the Turks in 1478-1482, and the history of the Council of Ten, or Storia del Consiglio dei Dieci, compiled by Giovanni Antonio Venier in 1628-1629 (see G. Cozzi, Il Doge Nicolò Contarini (Venice-Rome, 1958; Civiltà Veneziana; Studi, 4), pp. 7 n., 230 n.) The MS. is listed in Palma di Cesnola, nos. 325 and 414, pp. 23, 31, and desc...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings: Vellum on pasteboards: 18th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/17/C): bef. 1828. includes: ff. 2-367 Baiazet II; Sultan of Turkey: Venice: Giovanni Mocenigo; Doge of Venice: Mehmet II; Sultan of Turkey: War between Venice and the Turks in the years 1478-1482: ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 item