Italian Wars 1494-1549. Manuscript letter-book, probably late 16th/early 17th century, 121 leaves (watermark a Latin cross within inverted oval with monogram 'B I' below; similar countermark; cf. Briquet 5677-5704), written in brown ink in the same fluent italic hand, 22 lines to the page, later foliation at foot, browning, closed tears in folios 42 and 91 and to margin of folio 83, the texts comprising: 1) Ill[ustrissi]mi et Ex[cellentissi]mi viri Alphonsi Davali Marchionis Vasti defensio et r[everendissim]os ill[ustrissi]mos ac potentissimos Sacri Rom[ani] Imperii electores et principes, in Latin, folios 1r.-12r., 1a) Del Marchese del Vasta agli Principi del Imperio, Italian, folios 12v.-21r. 2) Parere del Sig. Marchese del'Vasto alla M[ajes]ta del'imperatore Carlo Quinto intorno alla impresa di Provenza, Italian, folios 21v.-24r., 3) Literae Caroli Quinti Imp. ad Vittoriam Marchionissam Piscarie[m] post expugnatum et captum regem Francorum apud Papiam, Latin, dated 25 March 1525, folio 24v., 3a) Carolus divina Clementia Romanorum Imperator semper Augustus, Italian, folio 25 r., 4) Risposta di Vittoria Colonna Marchesa di Pescara a Carlo Quinto imperatore, Italian, dated 1 May 1525, folio 26, 5) Clementis Septimi litere seu breve adversus Carolum Cesarem huius nominis quintu, Latin, dated 23 June 1526, folios 27r.-31v., 6) Litere Caroli Cesaris adversas Clementem Septimum Pontificem, Latin, dated 17 September 1526 folios 32r.-71v. 7) L[ite]ra seu breve di Clementesettimo contra Carlo quinto Imperatore, Italian, dated 23 June 1526, folios 72r.-78 r., 8) Risposta di Carlo Quinto Imperatore a Papa Clemente Settimo, Italian, dated 17 September 1526, 78v.-121v., bound with a sequence of probably later manuscript fragments at rear (5 in total, the first 4 headed 'Discorso di Mons. Claudio Tolomei a Papa Paulo III', 'Aviso Della Morte d'il Sign. Pier Luigi Farnesi figlio di Papa Paulo III', 'Relatione di tutti se stati, sig. e prencipi d'Italia', 'Relatione della Republica Lucchese MDLXXXIII', these 4 all written in same hand, the first two with continuous later foliation 82-132, the third and fourth foliated 500-509 and 550-556 respectively; the fifth fragment in a different hand, 18 leaves), later manuscript indices tipped to front pastedown and initial blank, 18th-or 19th-century Italian half vellum binding, patterned sides, folio (30 x 20 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: 1) Rev. Walter Sneyd (1808-1889) (his bookplate 'Ex libris Gualteri Sneyd'; pencil annotation 'Sneyd sale lot 240'); see De Ricci, English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts 1530-1930, pp. 136-7. 2) Professor Cecil H. Clough (1930-2017), Reader in Medieval History, University of Liverpool. These letters may relate specifically to the War of the League of Cognac (1526-30).
Italian Wars 1494-1549. Manuscript letter-book, probably late 16th/early 17th century, 121 leaves (watermark a Latin cross within inverted oval with monogram 'B I' below; similar countermark; cf. Briquet 5677-5704), written in brown ink in the same fluent italic hand, 22 lines to the page, later foliation at foot, browning, closed tears in folios 42 and 91 and to margin of folio 83, the texts comprising: 1) Ill[ustrissi]mi et Ex[cellentissi]mi viri Alphonsi Davali Marchionis Vasti defensio et r[everendissim]os ill[ustrissi]mos ac potentissimos Sacri Rom[ani] Imperii electores et principes, in Latin, folios 1r.-12r., 1a) Del Marchese del Vasta agli Principi del Imperio, Italian, folios 12v.-21r. 2) Parere del Sig. Marchese del'Vasto alla M[ajes]ta del'imperatore Carlo Quinto intorno alla impresa di Provenza, Italian, folios 21v.-24r., 3) Literae Caroli Quinti Imp. ad Vittoriam Marchionissam Piscarie[m] post expugnatum et captum regem Francorum apud Papiam, Latin, dated 25 March 1525, folio 24v., 3a) Carolus divina Clementia Romanorum Imperator semper Augustus, Italian, folio 25 r., 4) Risposta di Vittoria Colonna Marchesa di Pescara a Carlo Quinto imperatore, Italian, dated 1 May 1525, folio 26, 5) Clementis Septimi litere seu breve adversus Carolum Cesarem huius nominis quintu, Latin, dated 23 June 1526, folios 27r.-31v., 6) Litere Caroli Cesaris adversas Clementem Septimum Pontificem, Latin, dated 17 September 1526 folios 32r.-71v. 7) L[ite]ra seu breve di Clementesettimo contra Carlo quinto Imperatore, Italian, dated 23 June 1526, folios 72r.-78 r., 8) Risposta di Carlo Quinto Imperatore a Papa Clemente Settimo, Italian, dated 17 September 1526, 78v.-121v., bound with a sequence of probably later manuscript fragments at rear (5 in total, the first 4 headed 'Discorso di Mons. Claudio Tolomei a Papa Paulo III', 'Aviso Della Morte d'il Sign. Pier Luigi Farnesi figlio di Papa Paulo III', 'Relatione di tutti se stati, sig. e prencipi d'Italia', 'Relatione della Republica Lucchese MDLXXXIII', these 4 all written in same hand, the first two with continuous later foliation 82-132, the third and fourth foliated 500-509 and 550-556 respectively; the fifth fragment in a different hand, 18 leaves), later manuscript indices tipped to front pastedown and initial blank, 18th-or 19th-century Italian half vellum binding, patterned sides, folio (30 x 20 cm) (Qty: 1) Provenance: 1) Rev. Walter Sneyd (1808-1889) (his bookplate 'Ex libris Gualteri Sneyd'; pencil annotation 'Sneyd sale lot 240'); see De Ricci, English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts 1530-1930, pp. 136-7. 2) Professor Cecil H. Clough (1930-2017), Reader in Medieval History, University of Liverpool. These letters may relate specifically to the War of the League of Cognac (1526-30).
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