Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Collection of Manuscripts from the Corsini Collection of Books on the Plague,
Date (inclusive): 1531-1780
Collection number: 952
Extent: 5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold
the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to
the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Collection of Manuscripts from the Corsini Collection of Books on the Plague (Collection 952). Department
of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of nine account books, four medical manuscripts, and three other manuscripts. Includes account books for
1531-1640, 1541-1546, 1551-1615, 1578-1584, 1581-1586, 1613-1627, 1623-1654, 1642-1657, and 1659-1660. Medical books include
De Febribus,
Seminario medico prattico,
Farmacopea di Torino, and Lampronti's
Segreti medicinali. Also includes
Documenti di casa Salvagnoli,
Satire del Cavalier Dotti, and
Libro autentico.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Plague--Archival resources.
Account books--Italy.