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Manuscript of a treatise, 1579 on the reform of the Calendar, dedicated to "Marc'ant[oni]o Justiniano" and signed 'M.M.', and a discussion of the dangers of a Turkish attack on Venice, ?1564-1576., ?1564-1576, 1579.

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Identifier: MS.5734

Dates

  • Creation: ?1564-1576, 1579.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

72 Leaves ; Folio.

Arrangement

iv + 68 folios.

The treatise begins on folio 1, the discussion of the dangers of a Turkish attack on Venice on folio 53.

Custodial History

The manuscript is inscribed 'Ex libris Melchioris Guilandini, quos ei testamento reliquit Nicolaus Primus', presumably Melchior Wieland, the German naturalist (see also MSS.5731-5732).

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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