Reference files of Albinia de la Mare relating to Vespasiano da Bisticci and to her PhD thesis, 'Vespasiano da Bisticci, Historian and Bookseller', University of London (Warburg Institute), 1965-1966: Booktrade, Vespasiano, Humanists, Scribes

Title

Reference files of Albinia de la Mare relating to Vespasiano da Bisticci and to her PhD thesis, 'Vespasiano da Bisticci, Historian and Bookseller', University of London (Warburg Institute), 1965-1966: Booktrade, Vespasiano, Humanists, Scribes

Shelfmark

MS. 18746/130

Summary

Comprises:

Folder 1: 'Misc[ellaneous] notes to be sorted',1962-1964 and n.d. [c.1960], including 'Queries' and other early notes for a PhD thesis, and papers and notes relating to the booktrade, scribes, illuminators and printers

Folder 2: papers and images, 1970-1980 and n.d. [c.1970-1980], including

image of Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Lat. 5713, fol. 229 (note of production)

image of Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Palat. 69

images of the current hands of Giovanni da Stia and Leonardo da Colle

notes relating to Macrobius manuscripts; Antonio di Mario; Franciscus de' Tianis; Giacomo Curlo; Bartolomeo Sanvito, and other scribes

'Queries' and notes on items to check

'Vespasiano addenda'

'thesis additions'

'[Florence, Biblioteca] Nazionale [Centrale] priorities', and similar lists of manuscripts for other libraries

notes relating to Santillana manuscripts

Folder 3: 'Fies[ole]', notes relating to Fiesole manuscripts, 1977 and n.d. [c.1970-1980], including

'Vespasiano and the Library of the Badia of Fiesole'

'Badia di Fiesole', transcript of Vespasiano's Fiesole accounts

'Fiesole Manuscripts, Contents'

'Fiesole possibilities', including London, British Library, Harleian manuscripts

Folder 4: 'V[espasiano]'s family, Catasti, Guarducci Catasti etc.', notes, n.d. [c.1960], relating to subjects including

the Bisticci family, with information drawn from Archivio di Stato di Firenze, Catasti and elsewhere

'Clients of Vespasiano' and 'Clients to identify'

'Owners to look out for'

'Letters mentioning Vespasiano'

'Vespasiano's trade and companions, Michele di Giovanni Guarducci'

Folder 5: 'Conv. Soppr. account - extracts on parch[ment] illum[ination] etc.', notes, n.d. [c.1960], taken from Archivio di Stato di Firenze, CRSGF (formerly Conv. soppr.) of religious institutions, relating to 'miniatori' and 'cartolai'; and incomplete draft 'Prospect of Vespasiano's Life'

Folder 6: 'Mazzinghi Ricordi, V[espasiano] Letters etc., Troster possibles', notes, n.d. [c.1960], including

list of Johannes Troster manuscripts in London, British Library

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Digby manuscript description (Cicero, Orat.)

'Bisticci Ricordi'

'Mazzinghi Ricordi'

'V[espasiano]'s family'

notes on letters by Vespasiano, including letters to Bartolomeo Cederni

Folder 7: 'Lorenzo Bisticci', papers and notes, 1968-1969 and n.d. [c.1970], mainly relating to books and manuscripts owned by Lorenzo da Bisticci, nephew of Vespasiano, including

letters received from Philip [A. Stadter], Department of Classics, University of North Carolina, concerning Lorenzo da Bisticci's will and other matters, Jun 1968-Aug 1969

notes on index cards, 'Lorenzo Bisticci's inventory'

partial transcript of the will of Lorenzo da Bisticci and notes on his (identified) manuscripts given to the library of San Marco

'Manuscripts in Florence to look at for Lorenzo Bisticci (with his notes or identif[ied] from inv[entory])'

typescript, 'Scribes who certainly worked for Vespasiano. A. Identified. I. Messer Piero di Benedetto Strozzi, parish priest of Ripoli'

typescript, 'Extracts from [Archivio di Stato di Firenze,] Catasto Returns' of Piero d'AntonioTornaquinci and Michele di Giovanni Guarducci

Date

1962-1980 and n.d. [c.1960-1980]

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box (7 folders)