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Diary of a tour made by an Italian

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MS. Add. A. 271
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Diary of a tour made by an Italian, from Bologna (Nov. 12, 1724) by North Italy and Monaco to Germany (Augsburg, etc.), Austria (Vienna, Prague), Germany again (Dresden, Leipzig), Belgium, England (March 22-April 11, 1725: chiefly London), France (Paris) and Italy again, ending at Milan on May 27, 1725. Descriptions of the places are given.

Dates

  • Creation: written in A.D. 1725

Extent

71 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • Italian

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 271, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Add. A. 271

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 19049

Abstract

Diary of a tour made by an Italian, written in A.D. 1725.

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. 29390.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought from H. F. Münster, bookseller of Verona (catal. 61, no. 1331), on May 1, 1884, for 10 francs.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

9 × 6 3/4 in.

Title
Diary of a tour made by an Italian
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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