Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1460

Contributor:

Dal Borgo, Damiano (addressee)

Name:

Foscarini, Lodovico; Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Timespan:

1000-1699; 1268-1492; Turkish Wars, 1453-1571

Date:

1460

Description:

Personal letter to Damiano dal Borgo, a Veronese patrician, from Lodovico Foscarini of Venice, also called Ludovicus Foscarenus. Possibly written from Mantua. Primarily discusses Pope Pius II and peace efforts in Pannonia (Hungary), referring to the conflict with Venice and Turkey as madness. Foscarini weighs the various options available in dealing with Hungary, and emerges clearly favoring the peace efforts of the Pope, which Foscarini believes will come about partially due to the Pope's wisdom, virtue and piety. Also mentions the King of Bohemia, who at the time was Jiří Poděbrad. Written in 43 long lines. Stored within a near-contemporary paper bifolium.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Purchased, 1964.

Subject:

Dal Borgo family; Jiří, z Poděbrad, King of Bohemia, 1420-1471; Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464; History; International relations

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : paper; 312 x 210 mm

Geographic Subject:

Hungary -- History -- 1000-1699; Hungary; Italy -- Foreign relations -- 1268-1492; Italy; Venice (Italy) -- History -- Turkish Wars, 1453-1571

Rights:

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

Notes:

Venetian diplomat, later governor of Verona.; In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Misc Mss Box 7 Folder 12

Collection:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts