1. Add MS 8511
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8511
- Title:
- LIVES of the Dukes of Urbino, and Accounts of the disputed right of succession to the duchy; 17th cent. Italian and Latin. The MS. contains: - (a) art. 1, ff. 1-88v, an anonymous life of Federico II da Montefeltro (1422-1482); - (b) art. 2, ff. 89-116, the autobiography of the last Duke Francesco Maria II della Rovere (1548-1631); - (c) art. 2, ff. 116-164v (following Francesco Maria's autobiography without break) the relazione of Urbino written for Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644) by the Venetia...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings ENGLISH: Quarter vellum over pasteboards: early 19th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/20/B): bef. 1828. Urbino; Duchy of; in Italy: Biography: Lives of the Dukes of Urbino and Account of the Right of Succession to the Duchy: 17th cent.: Ital. and Lat: Copies. ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 item