BIB_ID
398464
Accession number
MA 2691.64
Creator
Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574.
Display Date
1554 June 25.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 29.5 x 22 cm
Notes
Recipient inferred from a loose original paper seal.
Addressed to Giulio da Montevecchio in Colle di Val d'Elsa.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Medici family; original paper seal with wax.
Watermark: Lamb inscribed in a circle (Agnus Dei, Paschal lamb), (Briquet, 50).
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Addressed to Giulio da Montevecchio in Colle di Val d'Elsa.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Medici family; original paper seal with wax.
Watermark: Lamb inscribed in a circle (Agnus Dei, Paschal lamb), (Briquet, 50).
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
Informing Giulio da Montevecchio that the enemy have crossed the river Arno at Calimara and they fled toward Casole, followed by the troops of the Marquis di Marignano and Don Giovanni di Luna; also advising him to molest the enemy with his footsoldiers and wear them out: asking him to warn Stagia a Senese while Cosimo I de' Medici will inform Volterra and San Gimignano.
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