Admission letter to the Third Order Secular of St. Francis, 1488

Name:

Ginestro, Giovanni di

Timespan:

Early works to 1800; 15th century

Date:

1488

Description:

Admission letter to the Third Order Secular of St. Francis (referred to as Confraternita del terzo ordine vismontano) addressed to the Florentine aristocrats and lifelong benefactors Bernardo di Giovanni di Giacomo, his wife Costanza di Giovanni, and their children Alessandro, Marco, Pietro, Lorenzo, Ginevra, Fiammetta, Camillo, and Caterina. Notarized by Don Giovanni di Ginestro, vicar of the Franciscan monastery of San Salvatore al Monte, on 13 December 1488.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Sold by Renzo Rizzi (Milan).

Subject:

Di Giovanni family; Giovanni, Bernardo di; Giovanni, Costanza di; Third Order Secular of St. Francis; Franciscans; San Salvatore al Monte (Monastery : Florence, Italy); Third orders; Confraternities -- Italy -- Early works to 1800; Confraternities

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); notarial documents; legal documents; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment

Geographic Subject:

Florence (Italy) -- History -- 15th century; Italy

Rights:

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

Notes:

In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 764 Item 164

Collection:

Samminiati Records