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Title

Notizie di alcune famiglie populari della cittá e regno di Napoli

Authors

• Montecco, Fortundio Erodoto

Call number

Ms. Codex 1475
(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 4478878
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/4478878

Publisher

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Language

Italian

Origin

Date

after 1693

Place

Naples

Summary

Historical-satirical work on the lives of 75 Neapolitan families in 1693. The present manuscript contains tauntingly contemptuous portraits of the activities of some of the most prestigious families of Naples, only slightly concealed as biographical and genealogical essays. The author, who conducted extensive research from both archival material and oral sources, described the origin of the different families; occasionally, the origin of their name; how they rose to nobility and gained their titles; and their current activities. With a few fortunate exceptions, most families are portrayed as lazy, dishonest or undeserving of their privileges. Their customs are analyzed and criticized and a number of negative examples of their conduct are reported. In most cases, these facts are presented immediately after a brief summary of why the families are famous (for example because of their political position, or careers as lawyers, judges or officers), creating a satirical effect which exploits the contrast between the public image of the aristocrats and their private lives. Among the 75 families that appear in the manuscript, the most important are the Longo, the Cito, and the Grimaldi.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
   
• Title from title page (f. i recto).
   

Watermark

Unidentified watermark containing a decorated coat of arms (large but very faint).

Extent

128 leaves : 250 x 180 mm. bound to 260 x 190 mm

Foliation

Paper, i (paper) + 128 + i (paper); [i], 1-74, 74-126, contemporary foliation in pencil, modern foliation in ink, upper right recto. Catchwords, lower right corners.

Support

Paper

Binding

Half parchment (Zacour-Hirsch).

Layout

Written in 16 long lines.

Script

Written in a cursive script.

Provenance

• Purchased from Libreria Giá Nardecchia (Rome) (note in pencil inside upper cover reading Nardecchia, 6.VII.'48)
   
• Sold by William H. Allen (Philadelphia), 1968 (note laid inside manuscript).
   

Subjects topical

• Aristocracy (Social class)--Italy
• Nobility--Italy--Naples (Kingdom)
• Nobility--Italy--Naples (Kingdom)--Genealogy

Genres

• Codices
• Satires
• Manuscripts, Italian--17th century
• Manuscripts, Italian--18th century
• Manuscripts, European

Licenses

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