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Orations given at the Austrian Court


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 518

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Orations given at the Austrian Court

Date(s): 18th century

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 volume containing 134 leaves

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Hapsburg family dominated Europe for over 700 years. They were hereditary Archdukes of Austria from 1270 to 1918, and the head of the family was, with only one exception, elected Holy Roman Emperor from 1438 to 1806.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript volume entitled 'Messis Accademica, a Liborio Nicomede Comite Cini collecta', containing a collection of orations in Latin and Italian, including those made at the funeral of Joseph I in 1711 and the coronation of Charles VI in 1712 delivered by Clorindo Erimantico ('peregrino arcadie pastore'), orations made on the birthday of Charles VI and, headed 'Mysterium Magnum', for Leopold, Archduke of Austria, on 13 Apr 1716, and funeral orations for members of the imperial family. A number of the orations begin with an 'Expositio' followed by a 'Iudicium', and take as their text propositions of [Gottfried Wilhelm von] Leibnitz, [Rudolf] Count of Rabatta, and Count [Johann] Cobenzl. All the orations except those for Joseph I, the coronation of Charles VI and Archduke Leopold, include 'Epigrammata Extemporanea'.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: Latin and Italian. Written in an Italian hand.

System of arrangement:

Single item.

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

12¼" x 8". 18th century binding.

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought in 1960.

ALLIED MATERIALS

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Aug 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Monarchy | Political systems
Public speaking | Speech education | Cultural education

Personal names
Charles VI | 1685-1740 | Archduke of Austria and Holy Roman Emperor
Cobenzl | Johann Philip | von | 1741-1810 | Austrian banker and diplomat x von | Cobenzl | Johann Philip
Erimantico | Clorindo | fl 1711-1716 | priest
Joseph I | 1678-1711 | Archduke of Austria and Holy Roman Emperor
Leibnitz | Gottfried Wilhelm | 1646-1716 | German philosopher, mathematician and logician
Leopold I | 1640-1705 | Holy Roman Emperor
Rabatta | Rudolf | fl 1711-1716 | Count

Corporate names

Places
Austria | Western Europe | Europe
Holy Roman Empire | Europe