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1. Add MS 8296

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COLLECTION of relazioni, instructions, letters, and other papers mainly relating to the negotiations of Cardinal Carlo Carafa and his brother Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano, during the papacy of Paul IV [Giovanni Pietro Carafa]; circa 1555-1619. Italian and Latin. Copies, 17th cent. The MS. includes: - (a) art. 1, a chronicle of European events 1558-1559; - (b) art. 5, a bull of Paul IV relating to the assignment of the Duchy of Paliano to his nephew Giovanni Carafa; - (c) art. 7 (ff. 83-2...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. Philip II of Spain: Henry II of France: Collection rel. to negotiations with Paul IV: circa 1555-1559: Ital. and Lat: Copies. Paul IV; Pope: Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano: Carlo Carafa, Cardinal 1555: Collections rel. to: circa 1555-1562: Ital....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 8300

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COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS relating largely to military and political events in the first half of the 17th century in Italy and elsewhere; 1594-1643. Italian, Latin and Spanish. Partly printed. Contemporary index of contents (ff. 1-2). Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. Ownership inscription in ink at top of f. 190 (see art. 21) 'Bonifatii Vanozzij' (Vanozzi is also the author of art. 7). Old signature 'Tom. XLVIII' in upper right corn...
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Bindings: Full vellum: 18th cent. Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. includes: ff. 3-48v Gabriel Paleotti, Cardinal; Archbishop of Bologna: Extract on papal consistory: early 17th cent.: Ital: Copy. ff. 49-52 Arnaud de Ossat, Cardinal 1598: Clement VIII; Pope: Saluzzo, Piedmont, I...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1594-1643
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 8305

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of tracts, relazioni, discourses, and letters relating to Switzerland, Rome, Florence, the Valtelline, Spain, France, the Council of Trent, Venice, Padua, and some moral and religious issues; circa 1562-1621. Italian. Copies. Including (art. 7, ff. 75-85) an anonymous commentary on the first book of the Historiae by Publius Cornelius Tacitus. Table of contents (f. 1), added later. Old signatures 'Tom. LI' in pencil in upper right corner of f. i, and '495.' in ink in ...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. Political Tracts: Political and historical tracts: circa 1563-1621: Ital: Copies. includes: ff. 2-5 Switzerland: Relazione of: circa 1562-1564: Ital: Copy. ff. 6-10 Pius V; Pope: Discourse rel. to papal authority: circa 1569: Ital: Copy. ff. 11-2...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1562-1621
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 8315

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of instructions and relazioni to and from papal nuncios and other representatives of the Holy See relating to France, the peace congress of Cologne, England, Urbino, Senigallia, Tuscany, and the Valtelline during the papacy of Urban VIII; circa 1623-1641. Italian and Latin. Copies. In particular the papal instructions at arts. 7-13, 15-18, 20 (ff. 150-187v, 192-212, 219-222) relate to the devolution of the Duchy of Urbino to the Papacy after the death of the last Duk...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. Urban VIII; Pope: Instructions to and relazioni from papal representatives: 1623-1641: Ital: Copy. includes: ff. 2-56 Louis XIII of France: Giovanni Francesco Guidi del Bagno, Papal nuncio; Archbishop of Patras 1621: Papal instructions to Giovann...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1623-1641
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 8317

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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni, instructions, and political tracts relating to the Papacy, Urbino, France, England and Spain; circa 1615-1633. Italian. Copies. The MS. includes (art. 5, ff. 122-130) a political tract in favour of the marriage between Charles Prince of Wales, son of King James I of England, and the Infanta Maria Anna, daughter of King Philip III of Spain. The negotiations for the marriage started in 1615, but ended in 1624 after the visit to Madrid of Prince Charles an...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent. includes: ff. 37-66 Gregory XV; Pope: Federico Ubaldo della Rovere; Duke of Urbino: Relazione of Urbino: circa 1621-1623: Ital: Copy. ff. 67-90 Charles I de Blanchefort, Duc de Créqui; French Ambassador at Rome: Political discourse rel. to his neg...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1615-1633
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 8348

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POLITICAL TRACTS relating to Rome, France, the Valtelline, and Venice during the papacy of Urban VIII; circa 1623-1644. Italian. Copies. Table of contents (f. ii), added later. Old signature in pencil 'Tom. CI' in upper right corner of f. i: identifiable with Mattei MS. 545 (vol. 101 of 'Materie diverse') in Guilford's catalogue Add. 8220, f. 24. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. '107' in pencil in upper left corner of front pastedown. Purcha...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: mid 17th cent. Urban VIII; Pope: Political Tracts: Political treatises and instructions rel. to France, the Valtelline, and Venice during his papacy: 1623-1644: Ital: Copies. includes: ff. 1-38v Nicolò Zambeccari, Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Reg...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1623-1644
Extent:
1 item

7. 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

8. Add MS 8477

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PAPERS relating to Holy Congregation de Propaganda Fide missions in Europe, Africa, India and Tartary, sent to Cardinal Savo Millini as papal nuncio at Madrid and Cardinal Aloysio Capponi as President of the Holy Congregation de Propaganda Fide; 1642-1699. Italian, Spanish and Latin. Original le...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1642-1699
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 8481

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PAPERS relating to ecclesiastical affairs of the Papacy in the Grisons (Rhaetia), Piedmont, Flanders, Denmark, and territories of the Holy Roman Empire; circa 1750-1770. Italian and Latin. Archival copies and an anonymous draft (ff. 126-127v). A collection of papers, mostly ristretti di ponenze (i.e. abstracts of formal proposals) relating to religious matters in the related territories and submitted by cardinals to the Holy Congregation of the Propaganda Fide. The author of the ponenze are ...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 18th cent. Church History: Church of Rome; Council of the Holy Congregation of the Propaganda Fide: Papers rel. to ecclesiastical affairs of the Papacy in the Grisons, Piedmont, Denmark, the Holy Roman Empire and the Flanders: circa 1750-1770: Ital. and Lat: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1750-1770
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 8540

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PAPERS RELATING TO RIMINI, PARMA, CORREGGIO, MILANO, VALTELLINA, AND CASTRO; 17th cent. Italian and Latin. Copies. Included are chronicles and anonymous relazioni. Armorial bookplate of the 5th Earl of Guilford, with shelfmark 'L/19/A' (front pastedown). '59' in pencil in upper left corner of front pastedown. Purchased, together with Add. 8539, 8663 and 8670, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 59 (part). Paper; ff. 65, plus two unfoliated blanks after f. 65. Composite volume. Art. 1: number...
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Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/19/A): bef. 1828. Bindings ENGLISH: Guilford binding: bef. 1828. Italy General: Anonymous relazioni and other papers rel. to the Minor States of: 17th cent.: Ital. and Lat: Copies. includes: ff. 1-24v Rimini, Italy: Anonymous chronicle (136...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item