Spanish pieces, chiefly biographical
Spanish pieces, chiefly biographical:
- (p. 2). 'Vida, succesos y muerte del Principe de Asturias, don Carlos de Austria, hijo primogenito del inclito rey ... Phelipe segundo ... en el año de MDLxviii. Por el abad de San Pedro, y segun otros por don Antonio Perez ...'
- (p. 81). 'Vida, causa y sucesos ... de ... don fray Bartolomè de Carranza y Miranda, arzobispo de Toledo ... escrita por don Pedro de Salazar y Mendoza ... año de 1586.'
- (p. 217). 'Vida reservada del señor rey don Felipe segundo, escrita por Antonio Perez ...'
- (p. 257). 'Conocimiento de las naciones por Antonio Perez en manos del rey Phelipe iii año de 1598': political advice to the new king.
- (p. 370). 'Voces del señor rey Carlos ii desde el Panteon á sus vasallos.'
- (p. 381). 'Agustin de Cazalla año de 1559 en Valladolid. Razon sumaria que el santo Oficio de la Inquisicion celebrò ... 'May 25, 1559, an account of an auto de fé, followed at p. 394 by a 'Memoria sumaria' of another on Oct. 4, 1559, also at Valladolid.
- (p. 396). 'Norte de principes, virreyes, governadores, y cavezas de republicas, reyno ó provincia: con advertimiento y maximas sobre lo publico y particular de una Monarquia, por el grande Antonio Perez ...', a political treatise: the handwriting changes on p. 421.
Dates
- Creation: written in the 17th century
Extent
442 pages
Language of Materials
- Spanish; Castilian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 158, pp. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 158
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 18637
Abstract
Spanish pieces, chiefly biographical, written in the 17th century
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. 28659.
Custodial History
This volume bears the pencil signature of 'J. Mendham, Sutton Coldfield', who bought the volume from Thomas Rodd, the London bookseller.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The manuscript no doubt came in with the Mendham MSS. bequested in 1856.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
9 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.
- Title
- Spanish pieces, chiefly biographical
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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