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Public Record Office: Transcripts from Milan Archives
Catalogue reference: PRO 31/2
What's it about?
PRO 31/2
Transcripts in Latin and Italian of manuscripts in the Milan archives relating to English affairs. They were assembled mainly by William Bliss.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PRO 31/2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Public Record Office: Transcripts from Milan Archives
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Date (When the record was created)
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1425-1786
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Description (What the record is about)
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Transcripts in Latin and Italian of manuscripts in the Milan archives relating to English affairs. They were assembled mainly by William Bliss.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
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Milan State Archives
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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Italian and Latin
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 bundle(s)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Mr William H Bliss, an editor employed by the Public Record Office (PRO), assembled transcripts from references supplied to him by Commendatore Fumi, the Director of the Archives at Milan. After Bliss's death in 1909, work at Milan was continued on the PRO's behalf by Mr Allen B Hinds.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- These transcripts were used in the preparation of the Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts existing in the Archives and Collections of Milan, Vol 1, 1385 to 1618 (HMSO, London 1913).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12047/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
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Public Record Office: Transcripts from Milan Archives
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