Details

Subjects:

Sixtus IV, Pope, 1414-1484.
Innocent VIII, Pope, 1432-1492.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558.
Papal legates -- Holy Roman Empire.
Ambassadors -- Spain.
Ambassadors.
Papal legates.
Italy -- History -- 15th century.
Italy.
History.
Holy Roman Empire -- History -- Charles V, 1519-1556.
France -- History -- Francis I, 1515-1547.
France.
Venice (Italy) -- History -- 1508-1797.
Spain.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Bulls (papal records)
Manuscripts, Latin.
Manuscripts, European.

Language:

Latin and Italian (f. 147v-153r, 213r-273v).

Summary:

Contains historical documents relating to the papacy, and the conflicts between various European states and the Holy Roman Empire. First section contains a selection of instructions to legates under the popes Sixtus IV and Innocent VIII. Second section contains copies of exchanges between Francis I of France and his arch-nemesis, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Third section contains copies of various papal documents, including letters, bulls, and other edicts, from the popes Innocent III, Honorius III, Gregory X, Innocent IV, Boniface VIII, Clement V, Clement VI, and Paul III; one document specifically relates to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and his abdication in 1556. Fourth section has to do with the relationship between Venice and Spain, written by Alfonso de la Cueva, the marqués of Bedmar, who was appointed Spanish ambassador to Venice in 1606 and ejected from the city in 1618; published under the title Relatione della Republica di Venetia by A. Gennarelli in Spettatore italiano in 1858. This manuscript (labelled on spine as Tom. III) once belonged with UPenn Ms. Codex 285 (Tom. IIII) and Ms. Codex 382 (Tom. VI).

Contents:

1. f.1r-104v: [Instructions to papal legates]
2. f.109r-153r: [Exchanges between Francis I and Charles V]
3. f.153v-207v: [Miscellaneous papal documents]
4. f.213r-273v: Relatione delle cose di Venetia, fatta da Don Alfonso della Cueva, ambassadore di Spagna, ultimamente partito / Alfonso de la Cueva, marques de Bedmar.

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Collation: Paper, 274; 1⁴( -1 pastedown) 2-10¹² 11¹²(+5, 6) 12¹⁴ 13-16¹² 17¹⁰ 18¹² 19¹⁰ 20¹² 21¹⁴ 22¹² 23¹⁰ 24⁶ 25²; [iii], 1-136, [i], 137-173, 173-230, 240-265, [i], 266-275, [i]; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto.
Layout: Written in 20-25 long lines; text block outlined in drypoint.
Script: Written in an italic script.
Watermark: Manuscript contains two unidentifiable marks: crown with five points and a six pointed star is similar to extant marks from late 16th century Italy; man with halo, playing a musical instrument, within a shield is comparable to Briquet Homme 7628 (1602).
Binding: Contemporary vellum.
Origin: Written in Italy during the 17th century (Zacour-Hirsch).

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by L. Santacroce (stamp, f. i recto).
Sold by Jacques Rosenthal (Munich), 1964.

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800, Supplement A (1). The Library Chronicle 35 (1969) p. 10 (Ms. Latin 223).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1169

Contributor:

Francis I, King of France, 1494-1547.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558.
Innocent III, Pope, 1160 or 1161-1216.
Honorius III, Pope, -1227.
Gregory X, Pope, -1276.
Innocent IV, Pope, approximately 1200-1254.
Boniface VIII, Pope, -1303.
Clement V, Pope, approximately 1260-1314.
Clement VI, Pope, approximately 1291-1352.
Paul III, Pope, 1468-1549.
Bedmar, Alfonso de la Cueva, marqués de, 1572-1655.

Contains:

Relatione della Republica di Venetia.

OCLC:

227178304