Copy of a work by 'Fanusius Campanus', entitled 'De familiis illustribus Italiae, ac earum origine. Libri V'
Copy, 17th century, of a work by 'Fanusius Campanus', entitled 'De familiis illustribus Italiae, ac earum origine. Libri V', with (fol. 133) a note stating that the manuscript from which this copy was made was transcribed at Rome in 1576, from a manuscript supplied by Alfonso Ciccarelli, the forger. Fanusius Campanus was one of the authors invented by Ciccarelli.
Dates
- Creation: 17th century
Extent
141 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Lat. hist. c. 3, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Lat. hist. c. 3
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16750
Abstract
Copy, 17th century, of a work by 'Fanusius Campanus', entitled 'De familiis illustribus Italiae, ac earum origine. Libri V'
Biographical / Historical
Alfonso Ciccarelli (1532-1583) was an Italian forger, historian, writer and genealogist.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, no. 47826.
Custodial History
R. H. Evans, 8 Dec. 1830 (Guilford sale), part of lot 454; Phillipps MS. 5799;
Immediate Source of Acquisition
bought, R. Atkinson, cat. 83 (1929), 643.
Physical Facet
vellum binding, inscribed '11' on spine
- Title
- Copy of a work by 'Fanusius Campanus', entitled 'De familiis illustribus Italiae, ac earum origine. Libri V'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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