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- 1567-1990 (Creation)
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80 production units.
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Philip and Bartholomew Corsini were merchants from Florence, based in Gracechurch Street, London.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/062 1567-1990 Collection 80 production units. Corsini , Philip , fl 1568-1600 , merchant
Corsini , Bartholomew , fl 1568-1600 , merchant
Philip and Bartholomew Corsini were merchants from Florence, based in Gracechurch Street, London.
Copies were made of the correspondence when it was auctioned by Christie's Robson Lowe in 1984-1988.
Photocopies and microfilm copies of the correspondence of Philip and Bartholomew Corsini, Florentine merchants in London, 1568-1637. Also letters addressed chiefly to Francesco Venturini, merchant and banker, and his partner and successors, in Leghorn [Livorno}, 1663-1708, and to Angiolini and Frangini, merchants, and others, in Florence, 1701-1742.
Original items: only two original documents are held: a letter from Nov 1590 (CLC/B/062/MS22280A) and an insurance policy for a cargo (CLC/B/062/MS22281)
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Italian
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
The original items are now in a private collection.
See CLC/B/047 for the sales catalogues from the Corsini auction.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. November 2010 to January 2011. Updated May 2017. Trade (practice) Overseas trade Information sources Documents Business records Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants People People by occupation Business people Bank employees Bankers Corsini , Philip , fl 1568-1600 , merchant Corsini , Bartholomew , fl 1568-1600 , merchant Florence Italy Western Europe Europe City of London London England UK Livorno
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Copies were made of the correspondence when it was auctioned by Christie's Robson Lowe in 1984-1988.
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Photocopies and microfilm copies of the correspondence of Philip and Bartholomew Corsini, Florentine merchants in London, 1568-1637. Also letters addressed chiefly to Francesco Venturini, merchant and banker, and his partner and successors, in Leghorn [Livorno}, 1663-1708, and to Angiolini and Frangini, merchants, and others, in Florence, 1701-1742.
Original items: only two original documents are held: a letter from Nov 1590 (CLC/B/062/MS22280A) and an insurance policy for a cargo (CLC/B/062/MS22281)
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Accruals
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Italian
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
See CLC/B/047 for the sales catalogues from the Corsini auction.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English