A short account of the nations of Europe and their finances
MS. Arch. Selden B. 12
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
A short account of the nations of Europe and their finances
Shelfmark
MS. Arch. Selden B. 12
Summary
A short account of the nations of Europe and their finances, chiefly based on Relazioni by Venetian ambassadors, 1548-76, in Italian:
Fol. 1. England, by Giovanni Michiel, 1557.
Fol. 6. Germany and Spain, by Federico Badoero, 1558, also Naples (fol. 17v): followed at fol. 22 by a catalogue of princes of Germany, 1582, in Latin.
Fol. 27. Germany ('Del stato de Re de Romani'), by Lorenzo Contarini, 1548.
Fol. 29. Portugal [by Constantino di Garzoni].
Fol. 34v. France, by Giovanni Correro, 1569.
Fol. 40. Poland, by Girolamo Lippamano, 1574, and (fol. 45) Muscovy.
Fol. 50. Turkey, by Marc' Antonio Barbara, 1573, and (fol. 70) Giacomo Soranzo, 1578; followed by Tartary (fol. 72) and Persia(fol.73).
Fol. 74. Rome, by Bernardo Navagiero, 1558, cf. fol. 94v; Savoy, by Andrea Boldu, 1562 (fol. 77); Florence, by Andrea Gussoni, 1576 (fol. 80); Venice [1569] and smaller cities of North Italy (fol. 97).
Date
Written late in the 16th century
Language
Italian
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
118 Leaves
Custodial history
'Gilberto Davis' is on the outside cover, 17th cent.
Manuscript 3372 acquired by the Bodleian Library
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Collection contents
A short account of the nations of Europe and their finances
