Accession number
MS M.548
Object title
Commission issued by the Council of Ten to the governor of Rovigno d'Istria.
Display Date
August 15, 1572.
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 line
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.
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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