Details

Subjects:

Bentivoglio family.
Bentivoglio, Annibale, -1445.
Bentivoglio, Antonio Galeazzo.
Bentivoglio, Sante.
Bentivoglio, Giovanni, 1443-1508.
Eugene IV, Pope, 1383-1447.
Paul II, Pope, 1417-1471.
Sixtus IV, Pope, 1414-1484.
Julius II, Pope, 1443-1513.
Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574.
Bologna (Italy) -- History -- To 1506.
Bologna (Italy) -- Politics and government.
Bologna (Italy) -- Foreign relations.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Hybrid books.
Manuscripts, Italian.
Manuscripts, European.

Language:

Italian, with parts in Latin.

Biography/History:

Bolognese Augustinian friar and historian. Studied theology in Rome and Siena, was ordained in 1543 and moved back to Bologna in 1458, where he was first vice-prior, then parish priest of the church of Santa Cecilia. Considered the first modern Bolognese historian for his extensive research on archival sources.

Summary:

Manuscript volume written in 1734, that completes a 3-volume collection where the first two volumes, dated 1669, only contain printed material. The first two volumes contain essays related to the history of Bologna from its origins to the year 1425, and are divided into 29 sections. Volume 3 is also divided into sections, numbered 30-38. However, its initial pages (p. 1-22) contain documents which were originally going to be part of sections 27, 28 and 29. Sections 30-38 (p. 23-1174) consist of historical essays which cover the history of Bologna from 1426 to 1508. In particular, the volume deals with the mixed fortunes of the members of the Bentivoglio family, who ruled over the city between 1401 and 1511. Among the most important events mentioned in the manuscript are the wars against Venice, Milan and Spain which characterized the first decades of the 15th century, and the subsequent alliances with the aforementioned states, promoted by Sante I Bentivoglio. Tension with the Papal States also characterized the history of Bologna throughout the 15th century and the book includes accounts of a city revolt against the Papacy led by Annibale I Bentivoglio in 1438 as the Pope was trying to place Bologna under his dominion; Annibale's assassination by his rival Battista Canneschi, with the support of Pope Eugene IV, in 1445; and the excommunication of Giovanni II and interdiction of the city by Pope Julius II in 1506. Accounts of various other aspects of the history of Bologna, including minor political events, economic conditions and their changes, the weather, and the personal lives of noblemen also appear throughout the book. At the end of the manuscript is list of the personal names and events that appear in it, and, in certain cases, the page (or pages) in which they appear are also noted.

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title from title page (f. 1r).
Pagination: Paper, i (paper) + 1236 + i (paper); v.3 (only manuscript volume), [i], 1-1175, [1176-1201], 1202-1203, [1204-1235], 1236, contemporary pagination in ink, modern pagination in pencil, upper outer corners. Catchwords, lower right corners.
Layout: Written in 29-30 long lines. Marginalia and other miscellaneous notations are also present.
Script: Written in a cursive script, perhaps by multiple hands.
Binding: Contemporary parchment.
Origin: Written in the Libreria del Convento di San Giacomo Maggiore, Bologna, Italy, 1734 (f. 1r).

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by Biblioteca Banzi (bookplate inside upper cover of each volume, AX 21, AX 22, AX 23).

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 190 (Ms. Lea 208).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1462

OCLC:

317615897