Passi istorici e morali che possono servire d'instruzione a principi, a loro ministri, e generali

Name:

Colla, Saverio de

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1700

Description:

Didactic work of political maxims and exempla from various sources, mostly Latin, some French. The Latin sources (Cicero, Tacitus, Sallust, etc.) are usually noted, are cited in Latin, then translated into Italian. Text is preceded by a detailed index, alphabetized by topic.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Accessioned, 1962.

Subject:

Political science -- Early works to 1800; Political science

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, European

Physical Description:

304 leaves : paper; 235 x 165 (196 x 140) mm bound to 240 x 171 mm

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (p. i).; Pagination: Paper, 304; [lxxxii], 1-140, 142-524, [i]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.; Binding: Contemporary parchment, upper cover cut in 5 places.; Origin: Written in Lombardy, 18th century.; Italian, with Latin quotations throughout, plus some French.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 419