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Travelling letters [of Joseph Spence], c.1750

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Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2009.
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1 online resource
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Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
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The manuscript gives copies of letters from Spence to his mother, Mirabella (Collier) Spence, written 1730-1741 while Spence was in France and Italy on his three continental tours. The letters reflect Spence's interests in gardens, landscape views, music, theater, opera, religious ceremonies, royalty, and other matters. The cities visited and described include: Dijon, Lyons, Geneva, Turin, Milan, Verona, Venice, Loreto, Naples (and the Campania), Rome, Florence, Pisa, Bologna, The Hague, Antwerp, Paris, Blois, Tours.
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AMDigital Reference: Osborn C 427
Original Version
Original version: approximately 350 leaves ; 21 cm.
Location of Originals
Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Yale University
Copyright Note
Material sourced from the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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