Letter, Aleppo, Syria

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.4117
  • Dates of Creation
      28 Jan. 1482
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 collection paper paper

Scope and Content

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.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

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

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

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

Related Material

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

Additional Information

Italian