Diario del Gualdi.
Published: 1651
Language: ita
Number of pages: 1000
Subjects: Architecture -- Italy -- Rome -- 17th century.; Catholic church and world politics.; Europe -- History -- 17th century.; Meteorology -- Italy -- Rome -- Observations.; Rome (Italy) -- History -- 1420-1798.; Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Description: The manuscript covers 4 1/2 years (1651 to end of June 1655) with daily entries. Each entry begins with meteorological observations, followed by news related to the Vatican, then important international and domestic news, ending with notes about festivals, marriages, births, deaths or illnesses of prominent persons, and mentions of public punishments, robberies, assaults, homicides, and random accidents or injuries. Some days have only meteorogical information, followed by blank spaces, perhaps to allow last minute additions. From 1652 on, short marginal titles are used for the important pieces of news, which are often extensive and rich in details. The diary stops at the end of June 1655, soon after the election of the new Pope Alexander VII.