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Letters to Ludovico Beccadelli (1501-1572)

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MS. Ital. c. 24
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Letters to Ludovico Beccadelli (1501-72):

  1. (fols. 1-236) from Carlo Gualteruzzi, 1534-1572;
  2. (fols. 237-77 passim) from various correspondents, 1532-1546.

A few letters (fols. 243-6, 251-61, 264-5, 274-5) are addressed to Cosimo Gheri and Carlo Gualteruzzi.

Dates

  • Creation: 1532-1572

Extent

282 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Italian

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Ital. c. 24, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Ital. c. 24

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 16642

Abstract

Letters to Ludovico Beccadelli (1501-1572).

Biographical / Historical

Ludovico Beccadelli (1501-1572) was an Italian Catholic archbishop and writer.

Custodial History

  1. Part of MS. DCCXVII in the library of Jacopo Soranzo;
  2. Bought by M. L. Canonici soon after 1780;
  3. Bookplate of Walter Sneyd, who bought it in 1835.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, Sotheby's, 27 June 1932 (Sneyd sale), part of lot 156.

Physical Facet

Bound for M. L. Canonici in red morocco, gilt, labelled 'Lettere originali di aut. divers[i] del sec. XVI' on spine

Title
Letters to Ludovico Beccadelli (1501-1572)
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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