(Q43803)
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Switzerland--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
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between 1585 and 1599
16. century
1585
1599
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Extent: ff. 36 : paper ; 206 x 302 mm
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Geographical and historical report on Switzerland, canton by canton, and outlines the growth of the confederation. The latest date mentioned is 1552, on f. 36v, discussing a pact between Charles V and the Swiss. Written in Italy in the late 16th century.
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Span folios: ff. 1-36v. Support: Paper. Watermark(s): Briquet, Arbalète, 728, Ferrara 1586; another watermark not in Briquet: crossbow within a circle, countermark: 2 C's surmounted by a trefoil, same as in HM 773. Layout: 1-210 310(-8, text is complete) 48(-8). Catchwords on each verso. 19 long lines with vertical bounding produced by folding or dry point. Written in an italic script by the...
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 7/31/2012.
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The manuscript belonged to H. F. House; his sale, Sotheby's, 21 January 1924, lot 948 to Rosenbach. Acquired by Henry E. Huntington. In 1929 the large volume which had constituted lot 948 was disbound and its component parts given separate numbers: HM 770, HM 771, HM 772, HM 773, HM 1313, HM 1316, HM 1405, HM 774, HM 775, HM 776, RB 180507.
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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