Ms. Codex 463 Lettera scritta...al duca di Savoia circa il titolo di gran duca di Toscana, 1569
Title
Lettera scritta...al duca di Savoia circa il titolo di gran duca di Toscana, 1569Authors
- Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574
Call number
Ms. Codex 463(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Alternate identifiers
- bibid: 2486634
- http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/2486634
Publisher
The University of Pennsylvania LibrariesLanguage
ItalianOrigin
Written in Italy, ca. 1600.
- Date
- ca. 1600
- Place
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Italy
Summary
First two letters document a long-running competitive debate between the Dukes of Savoy and the Grand Dukes of Tuscany over imperial titles. This is followed by a discourse on how the Holy Roman Empire is dependent on the Pope. The last item contains advice to ministers and envoys who negotiate for princes.
Notes
- Ms. codex.
- Title from caption title (f. 1r).
Extent
12 leaves : 276 x 210 (207 x 130) mm. bound to 282 x 222 mmFoliation
i (modern paper) + 12 + i (modern paper); [1-12]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.Support
PaperBinding
Modern boards.Script
Provenance
- Formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps ms. 2622.
Genres
- Codices
- Letters
- Manuscripts, Italian--17th century
- Manuscripts, European
Licenses
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- Text
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