Letter: René I of Anjou to Angelo Acciaiuoli: MS.3-2023

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Letter: René I of Anjou to Angelo Acciaiuoli

Maker(s)

Author: René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem

Entities

Letter (correspondence)

Categories

Description

Letter from René I (1409-1480), Duke Anjou, King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem, signed, relating to military campaigns in northern Italy, to Angelo Acciaiuoli, 9 August 1453. One page, six lines in Italian with opening address and address on verso in Latin

Notes

History note: Christie’s 24 June 1987, lot 71, sold to ‘Pryor’

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr Susan Tilby, 2023

Measurements and weight

Height: 210 mm
Width: 162 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2023) by Tilby (née Wharton), Susan

Dating

15th Century#
Production date: 9 August AD 1453

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Handwritten : Pen and brown ink on paper
Pen and ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: MS.3-2023
Primary reference Number: 312716
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 2 June 2023 Updated: Monday 4 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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