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Add MS 46192

Record Id:

032-002102046

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002102046

MDARK:

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Add MS 46192

Title:

VENETIAN ARMORIAL AND CHRONICLE: 'Serie cronologica delle Famiglie Patrizie Venete e fatti diversi riguardanti la Veneta storia' (sic title, f. ii); compiled circ. 1645-1655 (see art. 4 below). Contents:-

(1) Short accounts of Venetian noble families arranged in alphabetical order, accompanied by painted coats of arms. Italian. ff. 1-64.

(2) Miscellaneous material in Latin and (mostly) Italian relating to the history and government of Venice, 5th-15th centt., including lists of families who participated in notable episodes in Venetian history, extracts from chronicles, decrees of the Council, etc., and (f. 64*) a copy of the account of the foundation of Venice (beg. 'ANNO A nativitate Christi. 42 1. ultimo anno Pape Innocentii Primi regno Patavinensium feliciter'), printed by Giovanni Benedetto Mittarelli, Bibliotheca codicum manuscriptorum Monasterii S. Michaelis Venetiarum prope Murianum, Venice, 1779, col. 1188, from MS.

541 in the library of the Camaldolese convent of San Michele, Murano; cf. also P. Daru, Histoire de Venise, Paris, 1853, i, p. 17, n. 2. ff. 64-74.

(3) Anonymous chronicle of Venice (in short chapters), 687-1556, beg. 'Come fú eletto Primo Dose M. Poluzo Anafesto in Racliana', ends 'mà a detta elettione de Doge se ritrovò esser Consegliere'. ff. 74b-329.

(4) List of Doges after 1556, ending 'fran^co da Molin. xx Zen^r . 1645-'(Francesco Molino, Doge 1645-1655). f. 329. Paper; ff. iv +329. Folio. Circ. 1645-1655 (see art. 4). Written in a single Italian cursive hand throughout, without corrections or alterations but with occasional marginal notes by the same scribe in an italic hand. Watermark, three crescents diminishing in size. Belonged, 19th cent.-1921, to the Venables-Vernon family, Lords Vernon (bookplate, f. iii; Sotheby's sale-cat.

19-21 Oct. 192 1, lot 562, where it is described as bound in old boards). Afterwards belonged to Sir George Francis Hill (bookplate of him and his wife, Mary, f. iv), Director of the British Museum (1931-1936), numismatist and historian of Cyprus (d. 1948); one ('Armorial C') of four Venetian armorials (the other three are Add. MSS. 46805-46807) owned by him, and the arms of the present MS. are included in the index to the armorials compiled by him and now Add. MS. 46808. Further MSS. relating to Italian coats of arms compiled by him are Add. MSS. 46809-46821. Presented by Sir George Francis Hill, K.C.B., F.B.A.

Scope & Content:

includes:

f. iii Bookplates and Book-stamps: Venables-Vernon family, Lords Vernon: 19th-20th cent.
f. iv Bookplates and Book-stamps: Hill (Sir George Francis), K.C.B.; d. 1948.
ff. 1-64 Venice: Histories of nobility: circ. 1645-1655.: Ital.
ff. 1-64 Heraldry: Arms of Venetian noble families: circ. 1645-1655.
ff. 1-64 Genealogies: Histories of Venetian nobility: circ. 1645-1655.: Ital.
ff. 64-74 Venice: Historical information rel. to, 5th-15th cent.: compiled circ. 1645-1655.: Lat. and Ital.
ff. 74b-329 Venice: Chronicle of, 687-1556.: Copy, circ. 1645-1655.: Ital.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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Hierarchy:

032-002102046

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
Italian
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1640

End Date:

1655

Date Range:

c 1645-1655

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Custodial History:

Venables-Vernon family; Lords Vernon: Owned (bookplate, f. iii): 19th cent. -1921.

Sir George Francis Hill, KCB; Director, British Museum: Presented (bookplate f. iv): 1946.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Hill, George Francis, KCB, Director British Museum
Venables-Vernon, Family

Places:

Venice, Italy