Circle of Cardinal Felice Centini.- Rare 17 th century manuscript featuring unpublished Latin rhetorical compositions in praise of Cardinal Felice Centini, a sonnet in Italian (“I gigli, ch’a noi spiega il buon Centini”), other Latin poems of various subjetc (‘Pro Laurea Doctoratus’, ‘Ad Amicam Defunctam’, ‘In cimicis, culicis et pulices’, ‘In Christi Natalem Domini Dialogus’), also featuring on last page some annotations on the definition of Nadir, Antipodes, ‘Perisei’ and ‘Anfisei’, with pen drawing illustrating their positions, 28 pages, minor loss to upper part along main fold, age-related toning and soiling, 8vo , Italy, 17 th century (after 1641)