Travels of T. Lambton through France, Italy, Naples, Sicily, Malta, in the years 1647, 1648, & 1649, [ca. 1650].

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Title: Travels of T. Lambton through France, Italy, Naples, Sicily, Malta, in the years 1647, 1648, & 1649, [ca. 1650].
Creator: Lambton, Thomas.
Contributor: Catholic Church--Europe.
Published / Created: [ca. 1650]
Abstract: Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, documenting the author's travels through France, Italy, Naples, Sicily, and Malta, paying particular attention to Catholic architecture and devotional practices. For example, he keeps lists of the relics he encounters, noting that at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, "There are many Reliques of the Virgin Mary, (as they say) namely, some of her Haire, her Smock, her Milk the which are kept in a very rich Cabinet of Silver and finely graven." At Lyon, he describes a church which "is the Cardinalls house whereinto entering we found in his Cabinett more Dogges than bookes."
Description: Binding: parchment.
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Note on title page: "A Copy from the Original of Thos. Lambton Esq. of Biddick-Waterville."
Signature inside front cover: "James J. Gray. Houghton. 1845."
Extent: 1 v. (179 p., rectos only) ; 20 x 15 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Journals
Manuscripts
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): France--Description and travel.
Italy--Description and travel.
Sicily (Italy)--Description and travel.
Subject (Name): Catholic Church--Europe.
Subject (Topic): Grand tours (Education)
Relics.
Reliquaries.
Travelers' writings, English.

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Citation: Thomas Lambton, Travels of T. Lambton. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.