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Giovanni Battista Casti, ‘Novelle in ottava rima… libro terzo’, fair copies of a (pp. 1-20) ‘L’Incantesimo’; b (pp. 21-61) ‘La Fata Urgella’; c (pp. 63-91) ‘L’Ortalano delle Monache’, and d (pp. 167-195) ‘Poesie giocese'

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MS. Ital. e.21
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A note on p. iii accords ownership to ‘J. Rae/Walton House’. Pages 92-166 are blank.

Dates

  • Creation: Late 18th century-Early 19th Century

Extent

232 pages

Language of Materials

  • Italian

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries MS. Ital. e.21

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Shelfmark:

MS. Ital. e.21

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 22636

Abstract

Giovanni Battista Casti, ‘Novelle in ottava rima… libro terzo’, fair copies of a (pp. 1-20) ‘L’Incantesimo’; b (pp. 21-61) ‘La Fata Urgella’; c (pp. 63-91) ‘L’Ortalano delle Monache’, and d (pp. 167-195) ‘Poesie giocese'

Biographical / Historical

No biographical information is known.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, Smallwood & Randall, 1989.

Related Materials

Other poems by or ascribed to Casti are included in MSS. Montagu d. 20 (SC 25438) and d. 30-31 (SC 25408-25409).

Physical Facet

The wrapping is gilt-stamped mottled calf with a label on the spine saying ‘Novelle del Ab. Casti 3’.

Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2023 by Miranda Scarlata
Date
EAD version 2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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