[Instructions to Nicolaus Theupulo].; Commission by the Doge of Venice - 1525

Abstract:

Instructions to Nicolaus Theupulo on his appointment by the Doge of Venice to govern Brescia for one year. At this time, Brescia had been under Venetian control for a century, but had experienced recent hostilities with the French; as such, the instructions mention events and governmental decisions from the 15th and early 16th centuries, as well as setting out specific guidelines for Theupulo's tenure in Brescia. Instructions are followed by a table of contents, listing the 76 parts of the instructions (each paragraph is numbered in the text). Notarized by Petrus Grafoldarius.

Creator:

Gritti, Andrea, 1455-1538.

Timespan:

Venice (Italy) -- 1508-1797.; Venice (Italy) -- 697-1508.; Brescia (Italy)

Date:

1525

Identifier:

9942585743503681; (OCoLC)ocn191730505; (OCoLC)191730505; (PU)4258574-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Latin; Italian

Provenance:

Sold by Bernard Lesnick (Philadelphia), 1960.

Publisher:

[Venice, Italy], 1525.

Subject:

Manuscripts, Renaissance.; Notarial documents.; Illuminations.; Manuscripts, Latin.; Codices.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

31 leaves : parchment; 228 x 160 (160 x 100) mm bound to 236 x 171 mm

Personal Name:

Theupulo, Nicolaus, addressee.

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Origin: Written in Venice, Italy (f. 2r), in 1525 (f. 29v).; Ms. codex.; Binding: Modern half calf.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Collation: Parchment, iii (modern paper) + 31 + iii (modern paper); 1⁶(-6) 2¹⁰ 3¹⁰ 4⁶; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Layout: Written in 25 long lines; ruled in ink.; Decoration: Decorated initials "S.H.D.E." (f. 1r); inscriptional capitals in red and blue throughout; illuminated border (f. 2r) has a gray background with vines and flowers in gold, green, pink, red, yellow, blue, light gray, and orange, as well as three pastoral scenes, depicting the lion of St. Mark (the symbol of Venice), a coat-of-arms depicting the corno ducale (the ducal hat of the doges of Venice), trees, mountains, and bodies of water; authorial heading in gold against a gold background, illustrated to look like a stone inscription.; Script: Written in a humanistic cursive script, with inscriptional (square) capitals.; Latin, with occasional paragraphs in Italian.

Physical Location:

Ms. Codex 1134