Collection of discourses on Italian 16th century military strategies and campaigns
Scope and Contents
Bound volume containing manuscript copies of 6 separate texts on contemporary paper, in late sixteenth-century Italian chancery script. Titles of copied texts include: Discorso del sig[no]r. Torquato Tasso intorno alla seditione nata nel Regno di Francia nella quale si parla delle cagioni onde hà havuto origine et del fine che è per havere ([55] pages); Discorso di Capitani, Governo di Armate et di Esserciti ([50 pages]; Modi di edificar Fortezze mandati a un Capitano ([19] pages); Relatione del clar[issi]mo Federico Badoaro ritornato Ambasciadore della Ser[enissi]ma Repub[bli]ca di Venetia da Carlo Quinto Imperadore, et da Philippo Re di Spagna suo figliolo l'anno 1557 ([543] pages); Relatione del Regno di Sicilia del S[igno]r D[on] Ferrante Gonzaga riferita a S. M. dal Sig[no]r D. Pietro d'Agostino suo secretario ([48] pages); All'Ill.mo et Ecc.mo Signore mio oss.mo il Signor Duca di Terra nova Governatore dello Stato di Milano et Capitano Generale per S. M. Cattolica in Italia ([56] pages). Dated approximately 1585 or soon afterward.
Dates
- Creation: 1585 or after
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Extent
1 oversize box (0.9 linear feet)
Language of Materials
Italian
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
General
Individual titles have been transcribed from the head of each text found in the volume. Titles vary slightly from handwritten list of contents on second leaf of the volume.
General
Two different watermarks appear on several pages throughout the volume. One depicts a standing waterfowl with a six-point star above its head.
General
Fragile original parchment cover with title of first text written on the spine. The outer book cover is in better condition, with "Manuscritto di Torquato Tasso" written on the spine.
Subject
- Catholic Church -- History -- 16th century (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Collection of discourses on Italian 16th century military strategies and campaigns
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 October 28
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States