1. Add MS 8639
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8639
- Title:
- LEONARDO QUERINI: Papers relating to Candia; circa 1587. Italian. Copy. The MS. contains a detailed geographical description of the island, dated 1 May 1587, and two other short papers provided by the Venetian engineer and technical advisor Leonardo Querini to Pietro Zane, Capitano Generale of Crete. The MS. is entitled (f. 1) 'Informatione del Regno di Candia'. The main text begins on f. 3, inc. 'L'Isola di Candia hà forma più longa che larga', expl. (f. 27) 'al presente soldati descritti a...
- Scope & Content:
- Pietro Zane, Venetian Capitano Generale of Crete: Papers rel. to Candia offered by L. Querini: 1587: Ital: Copy. Military Tactics: Geography: Leonardo Querini, of Venice: Greece: Island of Crete: Papers rel. to Candia by Leonardo Querini: 1587: Ital: Copy.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Italian
- Date Range:
- c 1587
- Extent:
- 1 item