Letter from Nicolo Dolfin in Venice to Blasio Dolfin in Alexandria
Scope and Contents
The letter discusses the trade in jewels, pearls, slaves [i.e. enslaved people] and other commodities with the countries of north-western Europe and the Near East. Signed holograph on two sides. Wafer seal on silk.
Dates
- Creation: 24 Apr. 1420
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Extent
1 item(s) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Italian
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Julian Browning, PO Box 4005, London W9 (£1,085 - total cost for MS Doc.4118-21), May 1993
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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