Canzoni Siciliane raccolte da diversi autori

Timespan:

17th century

Date:

1653

Description:

Anthology of Sicilian dialect poetry in ottava rima, extending to nearly 700 stanzas. Apparently compiled by Domnus Josephus Amarchius.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Former owners include: Jacopo Soranzo (1686-1761); Matteo Luigi Canonici (1727-1806); Walter Sneyd (bookplate, inside upper cover); Arthur John Butler (bookplate, recto of front flyleaf; Giuseppe Martini collection.; Purchased, 1960.; Canonici, Matteo Luigi, 1727-1805, former owner.; Sneyd, Walter, 1809-1888, former owner.; Butler, Arthur John, 1844-1910, former owner.; Martini, Giuseppe, 1870-1944, former owner.

Subject:

Italian literature -- 17th century; Italian literature; Italian literature -- Italy -- Sicily; Italian poetry -- 17th century; Italian poetry

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Anthologies; Poems; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

178 leaves : paper; 135 x 95 (109 x 85) mm bound to 143 x 107 mm

Geographic Subject:

Italy -- Sicily

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Appears to have been compiled by a Domnus Josephus Amarchius, who wrote his name and the date beneath the title, in Greek letters: [Domnos Ēosephos Amarchēos. Anno a partou ouēpgēnēs 1653]. Only the letters are Greek--the inscription is actually written in Latin, e.g.: "anno a partu virginis". Amarchius consistently uses Greek eta [ē] to represent Latin "i". Amarchius was probably a titled nobleman or a Benedictine monk.; Foliation: Paper, ii + 176 + ii; [i], 1-133, 133-174; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto. The numbers at the upper center verso appear to be stanza numbers.; Script: Written in a single cursive hand, probably that of the compiler.; Binding: Venetian 18th-century parchment. Various stains and smudges.; Origin: Written in Sicily, 1653.; Brief description of the item, probably by an unidentified bookseller, on file in the Library. This description was the source of some descriptive information.; Italian, in the Sicilian dialect.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 356