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<dl><dd>The manuscript covers 4 1/2 years (1651 to end of June 1655) with daily entries. Each entry begins with meteorological observations, followed by news related to the Vatican, then important international and domestic news, ending with notes about festivals, marriages, births, deaths or illnesses of prominent persons, and mentions of public punishments, robberies, assaults, homicides, and random accidents or injuries. Some days have only meteorogical information, followed by blank spaces, perhaps to allow last minute additions. From 1652 on, short marginal titles are used for the important pieces of news, which are often extensive and rich in details. The diary stops at the end of June 1655, soon after the election of the new Pope Alexander VII</dd>
<dd>The author of this diary was a long term employee at a Vatican "news room," recording the daily local and foreign information received from written "avvisi," messengers, and local informers</dd>
<dd>The manuscript covers 4 1/2 years (1651 to end of June 1655) with daily entries. Each entry begins with meteorological observations, followed by news related to the Vatican, then important international and domestic news, ending with notes about festivals, marriages, births, deaths or illnesses of prominent persons, and mentions of public punishments, robberies, assaults, homicides, and random accidents or injuries. Some days have only meteorogical information, followed by blank spaces, perhaps to allow last minute additions. From 1652 on, short marginal titles are used for the important pieces of news, which are often extensive and rich in details. The diary stops at the end of June 1655, soon after the election of the new Pope Alexander VII</dd>
<dd>Cardinal Giuseppe Renato Imperiali; the Earl of Guildford; Sir Thomas Phillipps</dd>
<dd>Accessioned</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Architecture -- Italy Rome 17th century; Catholic church and world politics; Europe -- History 17th century; Meteorology -- Italy Rome Observations; Rome (Italy) -- History 1420-1798; Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc</div>
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Gualdi, Giuseppe, fl. 1645-1655</div>
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