Volume of letters bound in chronological order with a few undated folios. Consecutively numbered in pencil in upper right-hand corner. Blank folios not numbered.
Condition
Cardboard protective cover. Damaged parchment cover detached from binding. Pages are in relatively good condition, though a few are partially torn.
Bound
Yes
Folios Numbered
Yes (208)
Alphabetical Index
No
Languages
Italian, French,
Some Documents in Cipher
Yes
Cipher Notes
Limited use of cipher. The translation is usually on the following folio.
Siena; Montalto di Castro, Montalcino, Roma, Firenze.
Context
On the title page: "Lettere italiane trovate nelle scritture quando si fuggì da Siena il sig.r Piero Strozzi, dall'anno 51 al 1555". Letters and documents intercepted by the Florentine-Imperial troops during the Siena war, mostly during the siege of the town [1554-1555]. This volume contains mainly samples of correspondence between French and Sienese soldiers and administrators and between common citizens inside and outside the city during the siege of 1554-1555. Among the correspondents: Louis de Saint Gelais [Seigneur de Lansac], Paul de la Barthe [Seigneur de Thermes], Dominic du Gabre [Bishop of Lodeve], Giovannino Zeti, Giovanbattista Peloro, Jean de Seurre [Monsieur de Serres], Piero Strozzi, Chiappino Vitelli.
