Scope and Contents Official correspondence dealing with the Council of Trent, 1545-1563 which have been copied in a clear hand. The letters were written by different authors. They were men of ecclesiastical and political authority. They deal with matters relating to Catholic Church doctrine, liturgy, papal authority, and conciliar theory. They also deal with the various aspects of the conduct of the Council: its progress and decisions. The letters were addressed to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, 1520-1589...

Scope and Contents Seven treatises and papal directives written in one hand and bound in a modern wrapper. The document is Counter-Reformation in content. Included: "Humile significatione a Nostro Signore circa il modo di convertire gli herettici alla santa fede Cattholica"; "Replica breve circa las practica di Piacenza, e Parma mandata in un foglio a parte a Monsignor Pighino con lo spatio dell xiiii ottobre l'anno MDL"; "Instructione d'ordine di Nostro Signore Papa Jiulio iii per Monsignor Achille...