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Add MS 8662

Record Id:

032-002029545

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002029545

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000045.0x0000a6

LARK:

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Add MS 8662

Title:

CURIOSISSIME PARTICULARITÀ DE VERIDICHI SUCCESSI DELLA CITTÀ, E REGNO DI NAPOLI; late 15th cent. Italian. Copy, 18th cent. A concise chronicle of the kingdom of Naples and Sicily from Frederick II to Joanna II of Anjou-Durazzo. Title (f. 1) 'Curiosissime particularità de Veridichi successi della Città e Regno di Napoli dal tempo dell'Imperatore Federico secondo, che fù nell'anno 1213, e continuamente per tutto l'anno 1414, che successe al Regno la Regina Giovanna Seconda'. Inc. (f. 2) 'Adsit principio Virgo beata meo / Doppo la morte di Ottone quarto Imperadore, fù nel 1213 eletto Federico secondo', expl. (f. 48v) 'senza pompa alcuna, nella chiesa dell'Annunciata di Napoli' followed by a comment of the copyist concerning the possible death of the author as reason for the abrupt interruption of the work at beginning of the kingdom of Joanna II with a short note on her death: 'L'Autore di questo manoscritto il quale è antico ... solo che la morte di quella'. Armorial bookplate of 5th Earl of Guilford with shelfmark 'L/16/B' (front pastedown). '242' in pencil in top left corner of front pastedown. Purchased, together with Add. 8664, 8665, 8667, 8668, 8669, 8673, 8677, 8678, 8679, and 8680-8681, from R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830, lot 242 (part).

Paper; ff. 48. 274 x 204mm. Horizontal catchwords on each leaf. One Italian hand.

Scope & Content:

Bookplates and Book-stamps: 5th Earl of Guilford (L/16/B): bef. 1828.

Joanna II of Naples: Chronicles: Frederick II; Emperor of Germany: Concise chronicle of Naples 1213-1414: late 15th cent.: Ital: Copy, 18th cent.

Naples and Sicily General: Concise chronicle 1213-1414: late 15th cent.: Ital: Copy, 18th cent.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002029545

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-002029545

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
Italian

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

18th century

Era:

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User Conditions:

Custodial History:

Robert Harding Evans, bookseller: Purchased from (lot 242, part), 8 Dec. 1830.

Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford: Owned, bef. 1828.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Evans, Robert Harding, bookseller and auctioneer, 1777-1857
Frederick II, of Germany
Joanna II, of Naples
North, Frederick, 5th Earl of Guilford, politician and colonial administrator, 1766-1827,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000034584770