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Papers on Italy and the Roman Catholic Church

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6612-6616

Scope and Contents

A collection concerning the church in France and Italy and also some Italian history. It includes a series of treatises upon the nature and authority of church councils, the property of the church, and the foundation of churches in various countries; report on Venice; three tracts on the Corpus Christi procession, 1696; copy of the Acts of the Synod of Malines, held at Louvain in May 1574, with a pen-and-ink sketch of a city, harbour and galleys at the foot; copies of the acts of a provincial synod and other congregations of the Province of Malines.

Dates

  • Creation: 1600-1832

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

5 volume(s) (5 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was formed by John Fiott Lee in the late 1820s. Bequeathed by J.W.L. Glaisher, 1928.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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