Accession number:
MS M.548
Title:
Commission issued by the Council of Ten to the governor of Rovigno d'Istria.
Created:
Venice, Italy, August 15, 1572.
Binding:
Original Venetian maroon morocco, gilt-tooled, with the Lion of St. Mark on the upper cover and the date MDLXXII on the lower; remains of three red silk ties.
Credit:
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1912.
Description:
93 leaves (1 column, 21 lines), bound : vellum ; 220 x 150 mm
Provenance:
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from Ferdinando Ongania, Venice, in 1912; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes:
Ms. commission; written in Venice, Italy; dated August 15, 1572 and attested by Aloysious Zanetti on fol. 91v.
Fol. 1 and 2 are lacking; undoubtedly these contained the name of the governor to whom this commission was issued--Cf PML files.
Script:
notarial cursive
Language:
Latin and Italian
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