1. Add MS 8582
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8582
- Title:
- Chronicle of Venice from its origins to 1615; 17th cent. Italian and Latin. The MS. contains another copy of the anonymous chronicle in Italian with strong Venetian emphasis found in Add. 8579-8581. The chronicle begins at the mythical foundation of Venice by Antenor of Troy and ends with the dogado of Marc'Antonio Memmo. The present MS. adds a short note (f. 276) regarding the wedding of the Emperor Rudolph of Austria in 1614 and the installation of nuns in a monastery previously occupied b...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings: Quarter binding in red morocco with gilt-tooled spine and marble paper covers: 18th cent. Bookplates and Book-stamps: Frederick North, later 5th Earl of Guilford, (L/19/D): bef. 1817. Venice: Chronicles: Chronicle of Venice to 1615: 17th cent.: Ital. and Lat.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 item