Miscellany, Italian

Collection of miscellaneous Italian letters and papers, mainly by medical and scientific figures, 1475-1902.

1. Letter from Ippolita Maria Sforza (1445-1488), duchess of Calabria, to her brother Galeazzo Maria Sforza, duke of Milan. Naples, 1 August 1475. Early 20th-century copy.

2. Examples of the handwriting of Carlo Borromeo (1538-1584), later archbishop of Milan and Cardinal, attested in 1716 by Guiseppe Antonio Sassi, prefect of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, and by J. C. Vanni, archbishop of Milan. 1553, 1555. 20th century facsimile.

3. Letter from Antonio Magliabechi (1633-1714), Italian bibliophile, to Carlo Roberto Dati (1619-1676), requesting the loan of two books from his library, and mentioning [Bartolomeo] Panciatichi. Florence, 3 December 1659.

4. Certificate relating to grain supplies sent from a local official [name illegible] to 'Li Podestà della nostra Giuresdictione'. N.p., n.d. [17th century].

5. Letter from Ferrante Ferrari, physician, to an unidentified correspondent, containing medical advice. Modena, 29 September 1735.

6. Letter from Filippo Hercolani to Leopoldo Marco Antonio Caldani (1725-1813), anatomist and physiologist, on the expenses of the embassy of the Bolognese senate in Rome. Bologna, 2 June 1772.

7. Letter from Alessandro Bicchierai (1734-1797), of the Collegio Medico of Florence, to Carlo Alfonso Guadagni (1722-1801), physician in Pisa, on his election to membership. Florence, 16 May 1789.

8. Autopsy report on the body of Conte Bernardo Pecori. N.p., n.d. [18th century].

9. Letter from ?L. Larsi, possibly a physician, to Monsignor ?Giangastone Biringucci, chancellor of the bishop of Siena, with medical advice. Florence, 4 June 1803.

10. Letter from Domenico Ferrari, physician, to Antonio Dragoni in Cremona, containing medical advice. Piacenza, 9 June 1809.

11. Letter from B. ?Gambre, possibly a bookseller, to an unidentified customer, requesting payment of his bill. Venice, 10 April 1822.

12. Letter from Guiseppe Maschi to Francesco Valori in Rome on the Accademia dei Lincei. Bologna, 22 February 1835.

13. Letter from ?L. de Ricci to Vincenzio Salvagnoli. N.p., 4 June 1836.

14. Letter from Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1759-1838) to 'caro signor Capitano' on the death of his brother. Dresden, 26 June 1836. A scrap of paper affixed to the letter bears the autograph of a 19th-century female correspondent identified in a contemporary hand as 'vedova di questo Duca Massimiliano', although it has not be possible to verify this claim.

15. Formal notification from ?Luigi Picho, presumably a physician, to 'eccelentissimo signor vice-presidente', attesting to the imbecility of one Francesco Appoloni. N.p., 29 June 1840.

16. Letter from Cesare Badiali (1805-1865), Italian opera singer, to Marietta Stück, on personal matters. N.p., 19 May 1841. Letter bears an embossed stamp with the word 'Bath' in capital letters, surmounted by a crown.

17. Letter of thanks from Tomaso Antonio Catullo (1782-1869), Italian geologist, to a certain ?Breliotecasio, evidently an eminent university professor. Padua, 23 June 1842. Letter bears an embossed stamp with the word 'Bath' in capital letters.

18. Letter from Giovannettii to his brother Ludovico in Rome, with a list of recommended medical and scientific authors. Bologna, 3 February 1843.

19. Letter from G. ?Bonora, evidently a medical man, to Luigi Zangrandi, professor of medicine and surgery, on classical medical authors. N.p., 6 April 1845.

20. Bill for medicines supplied to the Brazilian minister by the Farmacia di Gaetano Ferrai, Florence, July 1846.

21. Certificate by Pier Luigi Valentini attesting to the poor health of one Bonaventura Orfei. N.p., 16 January 1860.

22. Case history of a patient, one Lorenzo Groppelli, by Vincenzo Concioli. Scandriglia [prov. Rieti], 7 September 1860.

23. Letter from Giacomo Antonelli (1806-1876), Cardinal, to Eleanor Percy (1820-1911), duchess of Northumberland, referring to Alnwick castle. Rome, 17 January 1863.

24. Letter from a certain Signor ?Amayor to 'Don Raffaele' recommending a protegée. Vasto [prov. Chieti], 6 October 1882.

25. Letter from Professor Grattardo, director of the Museo e Laboratoria di Mineralogia of the Regio Istituto di Studi Superiori, Florence, to an unidentified correspondent, 'Giorgio', enclosing various photographs [not present]. Florence, 14 January 1896.

26. Letter of congratulation from Francesco Panalla to 'Signore Antonio'. Este [prov. Padua], 8 October, n.y. [19th century].

27. Letter from Corrado Ricci (1858-1934), director of the Pinacoteca di Brera, to an unidentified correspondent, on his work. Milan, 2 October 1902.

28-31. Case histories and consultations by various Italian physicians, [19th century].

32-33. Address fragments, [19th century].