Marefoschi collection on ceremonies at the Basilica of St. John Lateran : manuscript.

Rome?, after 1772.

1 volume (252 leaves): paper ; 28 x 20 cm bound to 29 x 21 cm

Manuscripts, presumably compiled and bound by Mario Farefoschi during the late eighteenth century, that deal with ceremonies, including the sprinkling of holy water and the opening and closing of the Porta Sancta, at the Lateran Basilica. Several texts specifically refer the Jubilee in 1750. The collection includes a discussion of the Aspergem, the ceremonial sprinkling of holy water, by Carolus Luti; a Dubium referring to the aspergillum and Marefoschi; "Urbis Basilice Lateranensis Aspersionum a quae Benedictae..." by Joseph Aurelius Missinus; "Relazione della funzioné fatte nella apertura é clausura della Porta Santa nella Basilica Lateranense l'anno del Giubileo 1750 fatta copiare dall'Em[minentissi]mo Sig. Cardinale Mario Marefoschi, archiprete della detta Basilica dal codice esistente nell'Archivio di S. Giovanni in Laterano segnato lettera S"; and "Dovendo i Pietro Antonio Ciogni Can[i]co della sacrosanta patriarcale Basilica di S. Gio. in Laterano ..."

Ms. codex.
Title devised by cataloger.
Collation: Paper (three Oiseau, similar by not identical to Heawood 162 and 168; Ancre, similiar but not identical to Heawood 5 and 6), fol. i + 252 + i; 1-8¹² 9⁴ 10⁶ 11-12¹⁰ 13-14¹² 15⁶ 16¹² 17¹⁶ 18-19⁸ 20-21² 23⁸ 24¹². Quires 16-17 and 22-24 individually foliated.
Script: Written in bookhand, semi-cursive, and cursive by multiple hands.
Origin: Written in Italy, most likely in Rome, during the third quarter of the eighteenth century.
Shelfmark: Berkeley, CA, the Robbins Collection, UC Berkeley School of Law, Robbins MS 179.

In Latin and Italian.

Phillipps, T. Phillipps Manuscripts, 5105.

Mario Marefosch or Mario Compagnoni Marefoschi, born in 1714 in Macerta, was an Italian prelate and a cardinal. He was the newphew of Cardinal Propsero Marefoschi, and became prelate of Marefoschi in 1740. He assumed a number of offices in the years thereafter, including canon of the Vatican basilica, consultor of the index, and secretary of the Propaganda fide. He was made a cardinal in 1770, and protector of Ireland, prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, and archpriest of the Lateran basilica in 1771. He was camerlengo of College of Cardinals from 1778 to 1779. Marefoschi died in 1780 in Rome.

Formerly in the collections of Mario Marefoschi, Sir Thomas Phillipps, and the Earl of Guilford. Marefoschi bookplate inscribed "Codice 274"on upper pastedown; "85/4 Guilford" and "5105 Ph." inscribed in pencil on pastedown, and Phillipps label, "5105" on spine.

Bound in vellum over pasteboard; spine stained and with raied bands; gilt-tooled "CCLXXII", Phillipps label, and remnant of circular label affixed to spine.

RBCAG Robbins MS 179

Restrictions: Inquiries concerning this item should be directed to the reference librarian for the Robbins Collection.

Robbins MS 179

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