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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 220
Title
MS poem, entitled 'Sallude la gran benignita... Sonetto', by Antonio Fiorentino addressed to Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford; n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 14 lines.
One of three sonnets addressed to Robert Harley (see Pw V 221-22).
The document is endorsed with a Latin version of the Italian dedication
Title Of Work
Sallude la gran benignita uirtu, e ualor dell'Eccmo: ed'Illmo: Sigr: Conte=DOxford, Erario Begnissmo: e supremo Tesoriere di sua Maesta Brettanica. Lume de Sign: Splendore dell'Europa, e Gloria del nostro Secolo. Dedi=cato al suo incomparabile merito = - Sonetto
First Line of Poem
O di scettro degnissimo, e d'Impero
Last Line of Poem
O piu d'ogri altro florioso e degno
Language
Italian
Latin
Physical Description
One folio folded once to form two quartos
Physical match: Pw V 221 (page, paper, watermark, script) & Pw V 222 (page, paper, watermark, script) & Pw V 223 (page, paper, watermark, script)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Post Horn within crowned shield with insignia 4WR suspended under the shield, approx. 115 x 54 mm
Watermark
Horn (crowned shield)
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA893
Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714
1661-1724
NA74447
Fiorentino; Antonio
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