Lives of Martyrs in Spanish verse by Francisco de Herrera
Lives of Martyrs in Spanish verse by Francisco de Herrera:
- Fol. iii. 'Historia del glorioso martirio de Edmundo Campiano y Thomas Cotamo sacerdotes de la Compañia de Jesus y de otros ... martirizados en Inglaterra ... 1581, y 82, y 83. Compuesta por el padre Francisco de Herrera ...', in twelve cantos, preceded by a dedicatory epistle to Philip ii of Spain, a preface, and three laudatory poems (two in Latin, one in Spanish by Rodrigo Fernandez de Pineda): beg. 'Los illustres varones gloriosos': there are several corrections of the text.
- Fol. 133. 'Historia del muerte del padre Rodulpho Aquaviua, sacerdote de la Compañia de Iesus, y de ... [otros] martirizados ... en Coculin en las Indias orientales ... por el padre Francisco de Herrera ...', preceded by a dedicatory epistle to Claudio Aquaviva, and followed by lists of martyrs in Brazil in 1570 and 1571: the verses beg. 'Aunque me siento falto de razones'.
Dates
- Creation: Written about A.D. 1600
Extent
151 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Spanish; Castilian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Bodl. 513, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Bodl. 513
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17902
Abstract
Lives of Martyrs in Spanish verse by Francisco de Herrera
Biographical / Historical
Francisco de Herrera (the Elder, 1576-1656) was a Spanish painter.
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. II, no. 2183
Custodial History
Manuscript 1049 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Immediate Source of Acquisition
'Ex dono Richardj Brown in artibus Baccalaurej et socij Collegij Mertonensis. Martij 10. 1624.'
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/8 × 5 3/4 in.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Lives of Martyrs in Spanish verse by Francisco de Herrera
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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