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

Location:

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.php and Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.

Keyword in Context:

Transcript available
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