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Name Priuli, Girolamo, Doge of Venice, 1486-1567

1. Add MS 8270

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COLLECTION of letters, relazioni, and papal instructions relating to the Carafa war and to the papacies of Paul IV (1555-1559) and Sixtus IV (1471-1484); circa 1472-1568. Italian and Spanish. Copies, 17th cent. The first part of the MS. (ff. 3-97v, 113-126) is related to the so-called Carafa War between Philip II of Spain and Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, on one side and Pope Paul IV Carafa and Henry II of France on the other, which took place in the Lazio and in Naples in 1556...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: Colonna Library: 18th cent. includes: ff. 3-128 Paul IV; Pope: Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano: Carlo Carafa, Cardinal 1555: Collections rel. to: circa 1555-1562: Ital., and Lat: Copies. ff. 98-112v Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba; Viceroy of Naples; Gove...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 8354

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RELAZIONI AND HISTORICAL TREATISES relating to France, Savoy, Tuscany, Venice, Milan, Spain, Valtelline, Naples, Parma and Piacenza; circa 1546-1670. Italian. Copies. Table of contents (ff. i and i verso), added later. Old shelfmark in ink '14[2]' in fifth spine compartment: possibly identifiable with Mattei MS. 142 in Guilford's catalogue Add. 8220, f. 31. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. '336' in pencil in upper left corner of front pasted...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. includes: ff. 2-86v Marino Cavalli, Venetian ambassador to Germany and at Constantinople: Francis I of France: Francesco Donà; Doge of Venice: Relazione of France by Marino Cavalli: [1546]: Ital: Copy. ff. 87-131 Giovanni Correr, Venetian ambassad...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1546-1670
Extent:
1 item