Journal : from Pisa on Monday Nov 17th 1817 to Arta on Sunday May 10th 1818. continued, Vol. II, 1817-1818
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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal : from Pisa on Monday Nov 17th 1817 to Arta on Sunday May 10th 1818. continued, Vol. II, 1817-1818
Description
- Title
- Journal : from Pisa on Monday Nov 17th 1817 to Arta on Sunday May 10th 1818. continued, Vol. II, 1817-1818
- Creator
- Cornwall, Alan Gardner, 1797-1874
- Abstract
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Holograph diary tracing 6 months of Cornwall's extended foreign tour in the company of Henry Venn Elliott, his tutor at Trinity College, Cambridge. This volume covers his journey from Pisa through various Italian cities and his subsequent travels to Bari, Corfu and Albania. Cornwall's entries for Pisa, Florence, Rome and Naples are largely detailed description of the artworks, buildings, antiquities and museums he visited daily. He devotes over 30 pages to the Pitti Palace, for example, and lists the books and manuscripts he was able to view at the Riccardi Palace. In Rome, Cornwall also toured the Vatican Library, taking particular note of Henry VIII's letters to Anne Boleyn; attended Roman Catholic services, the profession of a nun, and Carnival; and took a series of guided walks through the city. His visit to Naples included extended tours of Pompei and Herculaneum and of the Naples museum of antiquities, where he observed archaeologists' efforts to unroll and preserve scrolls found at Herculaneum
In Corfu, Cornwall and Elliott met with Sir Thomas Maitland, British governor of the Ionian Islands, and obtained letters of introduction to Ali Pasha and advice on travel in Albania. Cornwall describes the great palace of Ali Pasha at Janina; records two lengthy interviews with Ali Pasha and details his dress and manner; comments on introductions to young men "who belonged to Ali's harem of boys;" and notes his disappointment at failing to see the seraglio. The volume ends as Cornwall's party sets out from Arta
- Description
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Alphabetical index of placenames at back of volume.
Volumes 1 and 3 not present.
Inscribed on verso of front flyleaf: "Alan Cornwall. From his aff. friend H. V. Elliott. Pisa, Nov 15th, 1817."
Binding: contemporary leather. - Provenance
- Purchased from Arthur Freeman on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2004.
- Extent
- 1 16 x 10 cm. v. (516 p.) ;
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Numerous errors in pagination.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn d424
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Diaries Great Britain 19th century
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Albania
Florence (Italy)
Iōannina (Greece)
Naples (Italy)
Pisa (Italy)
Rome (Italy) - Subject (Name)
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Ali Pașa, Tepedelenli, 1744?-1822.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824
Cornwall, Alan Gardner, 1797-1874.
Elliott, Henry Venn, 1792-1865.
Maitland, Thomas, Sir, 1759?-1824.
Biblioteca apostolica vaticana.
Catholic Church
Palazzo Medici Riccardi.
Palazzo Pitti. - Subject (Topic)
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Influence
Customs and practices
Grand tours (Education)
Travelers' writings, English
Description and travel
Social life and customs
Antiquities
Festivals, etc - Subjects
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Ali Pașa, Tepedelenli, 1744?-1822
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 > Influence
Cornwall, Alan Gardner, 1797-1874
Elliott, Henry Venn, 1792-1865
Maitland, Thomas, Sir, 1759?-1824
Biblioteca apostolica vaticana
Catholic Church > Customs and practices
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Palazzo Pitti
Grand tours (Education)
Travelers' writings, English
Albania > Description and travel
Albania > Social life and customs
Florence (Italy) > Description and travel
Iōannina (Greece) > Description and travel
Naples (Italy) > Antiquities
Naples (Italy) > Description and travel
Pisa (Italy) > Description and travel
Rome (Italy) > Antiquities
Rome (Italy) > Description and travel
Rome (Italy) > Festivals, etc
Great Britain > 19th century
Cornwall, Alan Gardner, 1797-1874 > Presentation inscription from Henry Venn Elliott
Elliott, Henry Venn, 1792-1865 > Presentation inscription to Alan Gardner Cornwall
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Alan Gardner Cornwall, Journal from Pisa to Arta. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7041535
- Object ID (OID)
- 32400203