BIB_ID
398459
Accession number
MA 2691.59
Creator
Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574.
Display Date
[1554?].
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 28.5 x 21 cm
Notes
Recipient inferred from a loose original paper seal.
Possible postscript to MA 2691.58.
Addressed to Giulio da Montevecchio in Colle di Val d'Elsa.
Residual wax.
Watermark: fleur-de-lis inscribed in a circle (Briquet, 7102).
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Possible postscript to MA 2691.58.
Addressed to Giulio da Montevecchio in Colle di Val d'Elsa.
Residual wax.
Watermark: fleur-de-lis inscribed in a circle (Briquet, 7102).
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Congratulating Giulio da Montevecchio upon the conquest of Mormoraia and advising him to chastise its peasants, well-known for their bad reputation; telling him to continue harassing the enemies now that there are just a few.
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