Nafissa

Timespan:

17th century

Date:

1600

Description:

Apparently unpublished libretto to an Italian pastoral oratorio to be sung by a cast of three singers: the shepherdess Nafissa, her lover Tifo, and Apollo. The author of this "poetical effort" (lo sforzo poetico, f. 2r) was an Abbate G. P. who had chosen the typically frightening name "the Poisoned" (Invelenato) as a member of the "Academy of the Bedeviled" (indiavolati).

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Sold in the collection of Giuseppe Martini to H. P. Kraus, ca. 1948.; Sold by H. P. Kraus (New York), 1960.; Martini, Giuseppe, 1870-1944, former owner.

Subject:

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

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Librettos (documents for music); Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

10 leaves : paper; 200 x 133 (179 x 81) mm bound to 202 x 139 mm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page and caption title (f. 1r, 2r).; Caption title (f. 2r): La Nafissa, o vero lo sforzo poetico deli abbate D. G. P. trà gli Academici indiavolati detto S. Invelenito. Oratorio à tré.; Incipit (f. 2r): Or che dalla Cappanna[?] / ...; Collation: Paper, i + (modern paper) + 10 + i (modern paper); 1¹⁰; [1-10]; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single Italian hand.; Binding: Modern paper.; Origin: Written in Italy in the 17th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Bookseller's note (H. P. Kraus) on file in the Library.; Italian.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 345