Rome (Italy) Broadsides and Pamphlets

The collection contains printed broadsides and pamphlets reflecting most of the major developments in the Roman Republic: an introduction of the semi-republican constitution, the Statuto Fondamentale, by Pope Pius IX in March 1848; notices of growing republican sentiment, Italian nationalism and civil unrest in the spring and summer of 1848; documents from nascent republican institutions in the winter of 1848-1849; the meeting of the Constituent Assembly and the proclamation of the Roman Republic in February 1849; the republican government's efforts to establish its authority and initiate reforms, particularly in the law; the appointment of the Triumvirate in March 1849; the defense of Rome against French forces, April-June 1849; and the collapse of the Republic at the end of June 1849.

This finding aid lists the broadsides and pamphlets in chronological order, with a brief description of each item.

Each entry begins with a date, usually taken from the text of the document but occasionally taken from manuscript notations. The title follows, given as fully as space allows. For most items, the opening line or phrase of the text is stated, indicated by "t:".

Signatories, indicated by "s:", are listed when present; names are given in full when they first appear and in shorter form in subsequent documents.

Imprints are abbreviated to the town and year, noted in parentheses when not stated.

Some documents contain multiple sheets or are present in multiple copies, as noted in parentheses. F

Finally, each entry identifies the Series to which the document belongs and its sequential number in that series.

There are 16 pamphlets, 99 small broadsides, 95 broadsides, and 18 large broadsides.