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Add MS 8309
- Record Id:
- 032-002029174
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002029174
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000050.0x0002d8
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8309
- Title:
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MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni of Rome, the German Empire, Peru, France, Spain and Naples; circa 1568-1644. Italian and Latin. Copies. Table of contents (f. 1), added later. Old signature in black ink 'Tomo 131' in upper left corner of ff. 2, 152, 158. Old signatures 'Tom. LVI' in pencil in upper right corner of f. i, and '500.' in ink in fifth spine compartment: identifiable with Mattei MS. 500 (vol. 56 of 'Memorie diverse') in Guilford's catalogue Add. 8220, f. 23v. Owned by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, but lacking his armorial bookplate. '103' in pencil in top left corner of front pastedown. Purchased, together with Add. 8294-8303, 8305-8308, 8310-8314, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 103 (part).
Contents as follows:
1. ff. 2-106v. 'Relatione amplissima dell'Ambasciata del Principe d'Echempergh e Duca di Cremau mandato dall'Imperatore Ferdinando 3o alla Santità di Nostro Signore Urbano VIII, insieme con l'informationi delle cagioni che ritardarono il fine di quest'impresa, con le difficoltà incontrate ne' i negotiati et altre sue risolutioni', relazione of the visit to Rome of the Imperial Ambassador extraordinary Prince Johann Anton I von Eggenberg, Duke of Crumau, to inform Urban VIII of the election of the Emperor Ferdinand III; [1638]. Italian and Latin. Copy. Inc. (f. 3) 'Non haveva l'Imperatore Ferdinando 3o da ch'era stato dopo tante difficoltà'. A different relazione of the event in Add. 8320, art. 2, ff. 33-48.
2. ff. 107-140v. 'Gl'immortali splendori d'Urbano Ottavo novamente ammirati', eulogy of the papacy of Urban VIII; n.d. Italian. Copy. Inc. (f. 108) 'Post nubila Phoebus / Vaticinio della saggia Antichità'.
3. ff. 141-151v. 'Relatione delle cose del Regno del Peru nell'Indie Occidentali', relazione of Peru; n.d. Italian. Copy. Inc. (f. 142) 'Primo tutta quella terra, che comincia dal stretto de Magaglianes'.
4. ff. 152-157. 'Relatione della morte di Don Rodrigo Calderone', relazione of the execution of Don Rodrigo Calderón, Conde de Oliva, Marques de las Siete Iglesias, favourite of King Philip III of Spain, accused by his enemies of witchcraft; circa 1621. Italian. Copy. Inc. 'Giovedì 21 d'ottobre 1621, et a punto alli undeci posero Don Rodrigo nel Cortile della sua Casa'. A different relazione in Add. 8310, art. 18, ff. 143-145.
5. ff. 158-158v, 159-162. 'Lettera del Re Cattolico a Don Parafan Ribera Duca d'Alcalà & Vicere di Napoli, dandoli conto della prigionia del Prencipe Don Carlo suo figliolo', letter of King Philip II of Spain to Don Perafan de Ribera, Duque de Alcala and viceroy of Naples (1558-1571), followed by a relazione of the imprisonment of the king's son Don Carlos; 1568. Italian. Copy. Inc. (f. 158) 'Havendo noi commesso che sia riservata la persona del Serenissimo Prencipe Don Carlo nostro caro', expl. 'Di Madrid li 22 di gennaio 1568 / Io el Rey': another copy in Add. 8268, ff. 10-10v; inc. (f. 159) 'Raguaglio della Prigionia del Principe Don Carlo d'Austria di Madrid a 28 gennaio 1568 / Sabbato a 16 il Re tornò di dove si era secondo il solito ritirato per fare Natale': another copy in Add. 8268, ff. 5-6v.
Paper; ff. 162+xiv, plus three unfoliated blanks after ff. 106, 151, and two after ff. 140, 157. Old foliation in ink '1-161' (ff. 2-162). 252 x 181mm. Horizontal catchwords on each leaf. Five Italian hands. Late 17th-cent. Italian binding of full vellum.
- Scope & Content:
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Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: late 17th cent.
includes:
- ff. 2-106v Urban VIII; Pope: Ferdinand III; Emperor of Germany: Relazione of the Duke of Crumau's visit to Urban VIII: [1638]: Ital: Copy.
- ff. 2-106v Johann Anthon I von Eggenberg, Prince; Duke of Crumau; Imperial Ambassador to Urban VIII: Relazione of his visit to Urban VIII: [1638]: Ital: Copy.
- ff. 107-140v Urban VIII; Pope: Eulogy of his papacy: 1623-1644: Ital: Copy.
- ff. 141-151v Peru: Relazione of: 1st half 17th cent.: Ital: Copy.
- ff. 152-157 Rodrigo Calderón, Conde de Oliva; Marqués de las Siete Iglesias: Relazione of his execution: circa 1621: Ital: Copy.
- ff. 158-158v Philip II of Spain: Perafan Ribera, Duque de Alcala; Viceroy of Naples: Carlos, Don; son of Philip II of Spain: Letter to the Viceroy of Naples from Philip II rel. to the captivity of Don Carlos: 1568: Ital: Copies.
- ff. 159-162 Carlos, Don; son of Philip II of Spain: Relazione of his captivity: 1568: Ital: Copy.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002029174
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002029174
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
Italian - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1563
- End Date:
- 1644
- Date Range:
- c 1568-1644
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Custodial History:
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Robert Harding Evans, bookseller: Purchased from (lot 103, part), 8 Dec. 1830.
Mattei Library: Owned (MS. 500), late 18th cent.
Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford: Owned, bef. 1828.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Calderón, Rodrigo, Conde de Oliva, Marqués de las Siete Iglesias
Carlos, Don, son of Philip II of Spain
Eggenberg, Johann Anthon I von, Prince, Duke of Crumau, Imperial Ambassador to Urban VIII
Evans, Robert Harding, bookseller and auctioneer, 1777-1857
Habsburg, Ferdinand III Ernst, Emperor of Germany, 1608-1657
Mattei Library
North, Frederick, 5th Earl of Guilford, politician and colonial administrator, 1766-1827,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000034584770
Philip II, King of Spain; King of Naples and Sicily, 1527-1598
Ribera, Perafan, Duque de Alcala, Viceroy of Naples
Urban VIII, Pope - Places:
- Peru, South America