Racconto della sollevazione di Napoli accaduta nell 1647 : distribuito per giornali sino al tempo, che furono reintrodotti li Spagnoli. Cominciando dalli 7. di luglio 1647, giorno di domenica, e finisce à 6. di aprile 1648, giorno di lunedì [and continued to 1655]. Nel quale anco si tratta dell'inconveniente seguito trà il cardinale Filomarino, e la città con li motivi ancora di detta sollevazione

Name:

Di Fiore, Giovanni Tomaso

Timespan:

Spanish rule, 1442-1707

Date:

1648

Description:

Detailed account of the history of Naples during the Masaniello revolt. Written in the form of a day-by-day journal it also recounts the events which followed the revolt (f. 268r, parte seconda) until June 3, 1655.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Formerly owned by William Stirling (bookplate, inside upper cover); unidentified property stamp which also bears designation: manoscritto 15 (f. i recto); signature J. Auld, jr. [John Auldjo?] (f. i recto).; Purchased, 1962.

Subject:

Masaniello, 1620-1647; History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Histories; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

309 leaves : paper; 250 x 180 (228 x 150) mm bound to 159 x 200 mm

Geographic Subject:

Naples (Kingdom) -- History -- Spanish rule, 1442-1707; Naples (Kingdom)

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from title page (f. i recto).; Foliation: Paper, ii (modern paper) + 309 + ii (modern paper); [i], 1-172, 176-311; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto. Some numerals are partially or completely missing due to trimming.; Script: Written in a cursive script by one hand, possibly that of Giovanni Tomaso Di Fiore.; Binding: Modern boards.; Origin: Written in Naples, from 1648 (f. i recto) to 1655 (f. 311r).; Italian.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 401