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Letter, Aleppo, Syria

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.4117

Scope and Contents

Letter from Michiel Di Priuli in Aleppo to Jeronimo Maripero in Tripoli [Syria], concerning the purchase and transport of barley, cloths and other merchandise. Signed holograph. Small wafer seal. Endorsed with what appears to be a merchant's mark or gild sign.

Dates

  • Creation: 28 Jan. 1482

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 collection (paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Torn at folds and somewhat stained by damp, with some small wormholes

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Julian Browning, PO Box 4005, London W9 (£185), April 1993

Related Materials

See Eleanor A. Congdon, 'Venetian merchant activity within Mamluk Syria', Al-Masaq, 7 (1994), 1-33

General

Italian

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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