The Secrets of Alexis in Glasgow University Library MS Ferguson 7

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  • Isabel de la Cruz Cabanillas Universidad de Alcalá

Keywords:

early modern manuscript studies, Books of Secrets, MS Ferguson 7, Secrets of Alexis of Piedmont, Girolamo Ruscelli, William Warde

Abstract

This article deals with a handwritten, hitherto unexplored copy of a printed text, The Secrets of Reverend Alexis of Piedmont, held in Glasgow University Library, MS Ferguson 7, which dates to 1565. The manuscript includes a collection of secrets by an anonymous compiler from the English translation of De’ Secreti del reverendo donno Alessio de Piemontese, a highly popular book of secrets published in Venice in 1555 and immediately rendered into other languages, including English. The handwritten compilation proves to be a dynamic artifact which is personalized to suit the compiler’s needs and ultimately becomes an independent new product.

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Published

2021-02-21

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