Manuscript of Francesco Marcaldi's work on Mary, Queen of Scots.
Scope and Contents
Other copies of this work are entitled 'Dello Stato della Regina di Scozia', or 'Narratione del stato della Regina di Scotia'.
This is one of about thirty copies of the work, each written in Francesco Marcaldi's hand, but each with a different date and a different dedication. The preface in this copy is dated at Venice, 14 March 1580, and is addressed to Domenico Barbarigo.
Marcaldi seems to have written it as propaganda in Mary's favour. See S. Rossi, 'Tre Narrazioni storiche su Maria Stuart'.
Dates
- Creation: 1580.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
35 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Italian
Arrangement
35 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript contains a bookplate of Walter Sneyd.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1963, by Matthew Stirling, London, through the Friends of the National Libraries.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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