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Title: Cosimo de' Medici writes to Francesco Sforza, 1453 June 24
Creator: Medici, Cosimo de' (1389-1454)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1453-06-24
Publication Information: Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Italian Renaissance Manuscript Collection
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description: Cosimo de' Medici writes to the Duke of Pavia (Francesco Sforza) saying that he heard the Duke routed forces in the Veronese and how Giovanni Conte was captured. Cosimo then goes on to ask that the prisoner, who is a dear friend of Cosimo, should be well treated.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: irm00004
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/irm/id/6
Language: Italian
Subject: Letters
Medici, House of-Correspondence
Medici, Cosimo de' (1389-1454)
Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1401-1466-Correspondence
Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1401-1466-Military leadership
Lodi, Peace of, 1454
Military
War
Prisoners
Time Period: Renaissance
Fifteenth century
Early Modern
Place: Florence (Italy)
Verona (Italy : Province)
Source: Autograph letter, signed, 8.75 x 5.25 inches; Italian Renaissance manuscripts, Bodman Collection, Box M1-M24, Folder M6, two pages
Relation: Italian Renaissance Manuscripts - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/irm

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