Six 'Relazioni' of Venetian ambassadors
MS. Add. A. 28
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Six 'Relazioni' of Venetian ambassadors
Shelfmark
MS. Add. A. 28
Summary
Six 'Relazioni' of Venetian ambassadors
(fol. 1) by Niccolo Tiepolo, about the Empire of Charles v, emperor of Germany, king of Spain, the Netherlands, Lombardy, etc., 1532: no author is given in the MS.
(fol. 75) by Michiele Surriano, also on the empire of Charles v, 1557.
(fol. 138) by Martino Giustiniano, about France, in about 1545.
(fol. 166) by Andrea Boldù, about Savoy, 1561: attributed also to Giov. Corraro and Bertuccio Valiero: no author or date is in the volume.
(fol. 209) by Vincenzo Fedeli, about Florence and Tuscany, 1561: no author or date is given.
(fol. 262) by Domenico Trevisano, about Turkey, 1554: the author is not given.
The date of writing Jan. 2, 1609, is on fol. 326v.
Date
written in A. D. 1609
Language
Italian
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
328 Leaves
Custodial history
'Ex libris domini l'hilippi Janiti [first three letters doubtful] principis Co...', a faded entry of about A.D. 1700, on fol. 1.
Catalogue of the ... collection of Splendid Manuscripts ... formed by M. Guglielmo Libri 1859 no. 1034*.
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Collection contents
Six 'Relazioni' of Venetian ambassadors
