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  • Document, Giovanni Contarini to Donato Soranzo

    Alternative Title
    Venice letter and Letter, Venice to Damascus, 1402
    Subject
    Earthquakes, Natural disasters, Buildings, Politics and government, and Crime
    Creator
    Contarini, Giovanni
    Contributor
    Soranzo, Donato
    Language
    lat
    Date created
    August 30, 1402
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Shelf Mark: Doc.Lat.7
    Extent
    1 page ; 22.5 x 30 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Syria--Damascus and Italy--Venice
    Coordinates
    45.43713, 12.33265 and 33.5102, 36.29128
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Letter written in pen and brown (possibly iron gall) ink on linen chain-and-laid, medium weight, cream-coloured paper with watermark.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    The letter was donated to UVic by Brian Pollick in November 2018.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    personal correspondence, manuscripts (documents), letters (correspondence), transcripts, and correspondence
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2018-072
    Fonds Title
    Early Documents collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC577
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/doc-lat-7.phpArchival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/early-documents-collection-2
    Date Digitized
    2021-11
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600 DPI Tiff (1/20; 246; tone copy4; camera height 650) by PD. Migration metadata by KD.