Amori, vita e morte di Carlo Gonzaga duca di Mantova, &c

Timespan:

Early works to 1800; 1559-1789; 17th century

Date:

1600

Description:

Account of the life of Carlo Gonzaga and his romance with Countess Margherita della Rovere.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Formerly in the library of Gust[avo?] C. Galletti of Florence (stamp, f. 1r).; Accessioned, 1957.; Galetti, Gustavo C., former owner.

Subject:

Charles II, Duke of Mantua, 1629-1665 Early works to 1800; Charles II, Duke of Mantua, 1629-1665; Della Rovere, Margherita; Nobility -- Italy -- Biography; Nobility; History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Biographies; Codices; Biographies (literary works); Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

130 leaves : paper; 288 x 180 (273 x 106) mm bound to 288 x 187 mm

Geographic Subject:

Italy; Italy -- History -- 1559-1789; Mantua (Italy) -- History -- 17th century; Mantua (Italy) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from caption title ( f. 1r). Title on spine label is rubbed off and illegible.; Incipit (f. 1r): Gli errori de Principi bendre [?] fragili, ancorche naturli, non Lasciano di volare con cent' ali dall' uno all' altro Emisfero....; Foliation: Paper, i (later paper) + 130 + i (later paper); [1-130]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand.; Binding: Paper boards, probably later than the manuscript. Cover wearing at hinges. Some quires loose. Most leaves badly stained, possibly from smoke damage. Various other stains and smudges. Leaves were trimmed before binding; on some leaves there are possible traces of an original foliation that was trimmed away.; Origin: Written in Italy in the seventeenth century (Zacour-Hirsch).; This manuscript text might be the same as: Amori di Carlo Gonzaga e di Francesco de Medici. 1. Amori di Carlo Gonzaga, duca di Mantova, colla contessa Margherita della Rovere; presented by Bernardino Biondelli (Milano: Editori del politecnico, 1861).; Italian.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 324