Abstract
This essay is devoted to the first edition of a rare surviving autograph text written by Gasparo Dalla Vedova, Principal Secretary of the Council of Ten. It provides an extensive biographical, cultural, fiscal, textual and linguistic background to a document that sheds new light on the personality and activities of a key Venetian civil servant in a crucial phase of the history of Venice.
Translated title of the contribution | The autograph tax declaration (1517) of Gasparo Dalla Vedova, secretary of the Council of Ten |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 7-42 |
Number of pages | 36 |
Journal | Quaderni Veneti |
Volume | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Dec 2023 |
Keywords
- Renaissance
- Venice
- Ducal secretaries
- Gasparo Dalla Vedova
- Taxation
- Chancery script
- Language hybridity