Filza X de sig[no]ri Gondi seg[nat]a: con la lettera K, 1636-1713
Name:
Gondi family; Gondi, Giovanbattista; Gondi, Ferdinando; Codony, Selvaggia; Codony, Arrigo; Codony, Giovanbattista; Alenc̜on, Francesco Giuseppe di Guisa d'
Timespan:
17th century
Date:
1636
Description:
Approximately 100 (largely original, but with some copies) legal documents, accounts, and letters, covering the years 1636-1713, concerning the affairs of various members of the Gondi family, principally Giovanbattista (a senator and a balì, a prestigious office within the order of Santo Stefano), and Federigo Gondi, their business and diplomatic activities, and their relationship with the French court and aristocracy, especially the Codony family, French aristocrats close to Louis XIV. Other documents include travel expenses; legal documents concerning a charitable institution in Pienza; and an inventory.
These documents have been disbound from a heavy paper cover with the pages of the documents numbered consecutively throughout the volume. The cover is stored with the documents.; In Italian, French, and Latin.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 750
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