Italian and Latin pieces, many of which are connected with Reggio in Lombardy, written in the 18th century in Italy
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MS. Add. A. 19
Held at the Weston Library
Italian and Latin pieces, many of which are connected with Reggio in Lombardy, made up of nine MSS.:
- (fol. 1) '[L'Arsinda, tragedia] del ... Fulvio Testi, ridotta ad uso di Teatro ...'.
- (fol. 49) 'L'Avaro, comedia', based on Molière's Avare.
- (fol. 104) 'Canzoniere del canonaco conte Francesco Ottavio Crispi, MS. Orig.', poems, almost all in Latin: the first is on a new theatre at Reggio, others are on scriptural and pastoral subjects. There is an index on fol. 188a, but four leaves are lost after fol. 162.
- (fol. 191) Gismonda, a tragedy by Girolamo (Silvano) Razzi.
- (fol. 214) L'Avarizia, a comedy by Girolamo Gigli. Fols. 214-430b were once pp. 143-580 of another volume. At fol. 290v follow a sentence of death on Count Giovanni Battista Nogarola, Sept. 23, 1763, a letter from Mari Antonio Nogarola about it (fol. 294v), and a declaration of L. F. de La Motte, bp. of Orleans, about injustice done to the Jesuits, Feb. 10, 1764 (fol. 297v).
- (fol. 307) An account of the Conclave of 1758 in which Clement xiii (Carlo Rezzonico) was made pope: followed by short pieces, among which are an account of the Prussian Court in 1753 (fol. 357v) and a declaration and letter of Voltaire, both of 1753 (fols. 365, 366).
- (fol. 376) The Facetie of Poggio, in Latin: followed at fol. 407v by some short pieces.
- (fol. 431) Life of Brandano (Bartomeo Caroli, d. 1554).
- (fol. 477) Life of Girolamo Curti, by count Carlo Cesare Malvasia, copied by Sigismondo Suzari of Reggio in 1764: followed by a few short pieces.
Dates
- Creation: written in the 18th century in Italy
Extent
497 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Multiple languages
- Italian
- Latin
Shelfmark
MS. Add. A. 19
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 24769.
Custodial History
This volume was in the 18th century 'Miscellanea Tomo No 275' (fol. ii, where there is a short list of contents). See MS. Add. A. 164.
Catalogue of the ... collection of Splendid Manuscripts ... formed by M. Guglielmo Libri 1859 no. 990*.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
9 7/8 × 6 5/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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