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- Call number
- Pforz MS
- Physical description
- [2] 48 [49-131] p, 19.5 cm; [2] 48 [49-131] p, 19.5 cm
- Preferred Citation
- Relazione della morte della famiglia Cenci sequita in Roma il di 11 Maggio 1599 : [manuscript copy], Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
- Access to materials
- Restricted access. Request an in-person research appointment.
Manuscript copy from the original Vatican record of the deaths of the Cenci family (p. 1-48). Followed by another manuscript copy from Vatican records, that of a famous poisoner's case, titled, "Relazione dell'esemplare quistizia Sequita in Roma nel' pontificato d'Alessandro VII Contro li fabricatori e dispensatori e altri che facevano morire d'Acquetta"(p. [52-73]). Pages [74-131] are blank. Mounted as a frontispiece is an engraved portrait of Beatrice Cenci by D. Cunego, dated 1790. With the ownership signature of "A. Colyar 1818 / Roma." Bound in contemporary three quarter calf with marbled boards.
Using the collection
Location
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His CircleStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 319