1. Add MS 8665
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8665
- Title:
- CAMILLO PORZIO: Chronicle of the Neapolitan revolt in 1547; 3rd quarter of 16th cent. Italian. Copy, 18th cent. A chronicle of the riots caused by the attempt of the Spanish Viceroy Don Pedro Alvarez de Toledo, Marqués de Villafranca, of introducing the Tribunal of Inquisition in Naples in 1547. At the time the author of the present chronicle, Camillo Porzio (1526-1580), was chancellor in Naples. His account of the events is the first book of a work entitled Istoria d'Italia, which Porzio ab...
- Scope & Content:
- Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/16/E): bef. 1828. Chronicles: Naples and Sicily General: Camillo Porzio, of Naples; historian: Riots of Naples 1547 by Camillo Porzio: late 16th cent.: Ital: Copy, 18th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Italian
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Extent:
- 1 item