Accession number
MS M.977
Object title
Dogale (MS M.977).
Created
Venice, Italy, Sept. 1, 1506.
Binding
16th-century olive-brown morocco over pasteboard, gold-tooled with arabesque and knotwork tools, punch-dotting in red and gold, remains of 4 pairs of yellow and blue sash ties, gilt edges.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, with the special assistance of Miss Julia P. Wightman, 1977.
Description
28 leaves (1 column, 25 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 245 x 175 mm
Provenance
Carlo Galli; Bernard Breslauer.
Notes
Ms. dogale issued by Leonardo Loredan, doge of Venice, appointing Pietro Marcello capitano of the fortress of Candia, Crete, Sept. 1, 1506; written and illuminated in Venice in 1506.
Decoration: 1 illuminated border with arms.
Decoration: 1 illuminated border with arms.
Script
humanistica cursiva
Language
Latin
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