Collection of Manuscripts from the Corsini Collection of Books on the Plague, 1531-1780
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Title: Collection of manuscripts from the Corsini collection of books on the Plague
Collection number: 952
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.5 linear ft.
(5 boxes)
Date: 1531-1780
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[Identification of item], Collection of Manuscripts from the Corsini Collection of Books on the Plague (Collection 952). UCLA
Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Collection consists of nine account books, four medical manuscripts, and three other manuscripts. Includes account books for
1531-1640, 1541-1546, 1551-1615, 1578-1584, 1581-1586, 1613-1627, 1623-1654, 1642-1657, and 1659-1660. Medical books include
De Febribus,
Seminario medico prattico,
Farmacopea di Torino, and Lampronti's
Segreti medicinali. Also includes
Documenti di casa Salvagnoli,
Satire del Cavalier Dotti, and
Libro autentico.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4232750
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Account books.
Plague--Archives.
Manuscripts received with the Corsini Collection of Books on the Plague. n.p. (Italian) 1531-1780.
Physical Description: (16 items in 5 boxes and 1 oversize package)
For a detailed description of the manuscripts, see Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at the University of California, Los
Angeles/ Mirella Ferrari; edited by R.H. Rouse (Berkeley ; Los Angeles : Univ. Calif. Press, 1991), pages 83-86; also available
online through Google books.
Contents:
- 9 account books for 1531-1640, 1541-1546, 1551-1615, 1578-1584, 1581-1586, 1613-1627, 1623-1654, 1642-1657 and 1659-1660
- 4 medical manuscripts: De Febribus; Seminario Medico Prattico; Farmacopea di Torino; and Lampronti's Segreti Medicinali
- Documenti di Casa Salvagnoli
- Satire del Cavalier Dotti
- Libro autentico ... 1601-1615
The Corsini collection of books is in UCLA's Biomedical Library.
The nine account books are bound in vellum strap bindings typical of the Renaissance.