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Title

Libretto delli brevi

Authors

• Pesaro, Francesco, 1740-1799

Call number

Ms. Codex 580
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 2486534
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/2486534

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Language

Italian

Origin

Date

1629

Place

Italy

Summary

A testimonial in 24 chapters by Fra Francesco da Pesaro, a Capuchin monk, to the varied efficacies of an amulet of his manufacture, describing the uses of the amulet against disease, natural disasters, demonic and carnal temptations, witchcraft, and "fatture," etc. with examples of successful cases. The author claims to have received permission from the bishop of San Marino in 1606 for the use of the amulet.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title supplied by cataloger (Zacour-Hirsch).
   
• Incipit: Virtu delli brevi; primo, contra la fortuna del mare ... (f. 3r).
   

Extent

104 leaves : 139 x 95 mm. bound to 137 x 100 mm

Foliation

Paper, 104; [i], 1-23, 23-38, 38-54, 56-60, [61-102]; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.

Support

Paper

Binding

Contemporary parchment.

Provenance

• Provenance: "Joannes Baptista Comes a Thu[illeg.] 1695" inside upper cover; "Ego Wolfgangus Theodosius Barsa Thona possesor sum huius libri 1706" on upper cover.
   
• Purchased, 1959.
   

Subjects topical

• Charms
• Amulets
• Demonology
• Witchcraft and sex

Genres

• Codices
• Manuscripts, Italian--17th century
• Manuscripts, European

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