Appointment of Girolamo Michiel as podestà of Asolo

Description

Title: Appointment of Girolamo Michiel as podestà of Asolo
Creator: Vendramin, Andrea, 1392-1478
Published / Created: 4 May 1477.
Publication Place: Venice
Abstract: Manuscript on parchment (goatskin) of Andrea Vendramin, Doge of Venice (1476-1478), Commission (dogale) to Girolamo Michiel as governor of Asolo, near Treviso
Description: In Latin.
Script: Art. 1 is copied by one hand in a narrow Humanistica Cursiva Libraria, art. 2 by a hand writing Humanistica Cursiva Currens.
On f. 1r white vinestem initial (6 lines) with long extensions in the upper and left margins; in the lower margin partial border in white vinestem, containing three medallions: the two outer ones feature the initials “I” and “M” in gold on a blue background; the larger, central one contains the coat of arms of Girolamo Michiel on a purplish red background in a green wreath.
Unbound.
Provenance: Purchased from H.P. Kraus, New York for the Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Bequest of Mary Flagler Cary).
Extent: ff. 12 : 265 x 190 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval Italy 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Asolo (Italy)
Venice (Italy)
Subject (Name): Vendramin, Andrea, 1392-1478.
Subject (Topic): Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
Politics and government
Subjects: Vendramin, Andrea, 1392-1478
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Asolo (Italy)
Venice (Italy) > Politics and government
Italy > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Andrea Vendramin, Doge of Venice, Appointment of Girolamo Michiel as Podestà of Asolo. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.