BIB_ID
398471
Accession number
MA 2691.70
Creator
Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574.
Display Date
1554 August 3.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 29.2 x 21.5 cm
Notes
Recipient inferred from a loose original paper seal.
Addressed to Giulio da Montevecchio in Colle di Val d'Elsa.
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.
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
Telling Giulio da Montevecchio about the victory of the army in Valdichiana and the feat of arms accomplished in Casole; also saying that Captain Moro, prisoner, can be used to exchange private soldiers; asking him to update the Marquis di Marignano on the situation at Monteriggioni and Casole and suggesting him to wait for futher development of the rebellion at Ripostena; in the postscript, asking a ramson for Captain Moro and recommending him not to release the captain but rather gather information on Casole.
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