BIB_ID
398465
Accession number
MA 2691.65
Creator
Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574.
Display Date
1554 June 26.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 29.3 x 21.9 cm
Notes
Recipient inferred from a loose original paper seal.
Addressed to Giulio da Montevecchio in Val d'Elsa.
Residual 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 Val d'Elsa.
Residual 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
Asking Giulio da Montevecchio to join the Marquis di Marignano in defending the territory, making sure that the locals can harvest without any problem; also blaming Captain Marcantonio da Rieti's departure; in the postscript, complimenting him for the wise decisions made to protect the territory of Val d'Elsa and to follow the advancement of the enemy and telling him that the Marquis di Marignano's army is arriving at Poggibonsi in the night.
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