Lettere...scritte a Alessandro da Verazano

Name:

Cosimo III, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1642-1723; Verazano, Alessandro da

Timespan:

17th century; 18th century

Date:

1696

Description:

279 letters and summaries, 228 are autograph letters of Cosimo III, son of Ferdinand II, to Alessandro da Verazano. Verazano seems to have been an envoy of Cosimo in Venice, but chiefly involved with affairs of the Holy Roman Empire rather than relations with the Republic of Venice. Verazano seems to have interleaved drafts or précis of his letters (49 items) with those received from Cosimo in response.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Purchased, 1961.

Subject:

Medici, House of

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Letters; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, European

Physical Description:

520 items : paper; 287 x 202 to 330 x 225 mm bound to 331 x 230 mm

Geographic Subject:

Tuscany (Italy) -- History -- 17th century -- Sources; Tuscany (Italy) -- History -- 18th century -- Sources

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. 2r).; Foliation: Paper, 520; [1-520]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Script: Written in various cursive scripts by multiple hands.; Decoration: Seal with coat of arms of Cosimo III (f. 50v).; Binding: Contemporary parchment. Some folios completely detached.; Origin: Written mostly in Florence, with some in Venice, 1696-1703.; Italian.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 538