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Albani, Alessandro, 1692-1779 [Travel document] [in Italian]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.121 Author/Creator: Albani, Alessandro, 1692-1779 Place Written: Rome, Italy Type: Document signed Date: 17 April 1762 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 40 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

Counter-signed by de Bruno. Includes date of return, companions, personal belongings and purpose of trip. Cardinal Albani, librarian to the Vatican, was a patron of the arts whose library was purchased by King George III and served as basis for the British Library. Includes 6 clippings describing the Albani family.

Albani, Alessandro, 1692-1779

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