Lewis E M 47:7 Dogale
Title
DogaleFunders
- Council on Library and Information Resources
Call number
Lewis E M 47:7(Philadelphia, United States, Free Library of Philadelphia, John Frederick Lewis Collection of European Manuscripts)
Publisher
Free Library of PhiladelphiaLanguage
LatinOrigin
1540-1560
- Place
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Venice, Italy
Notes
- A dogale (pl. dogali) is a document issued by a doge, the title for the highest elected official in several Italian republics. The Doge of Venice was one of the most powerful among them. Dogali were used to transfer power to certain individuals, granting them various rights, responsibilities, and privileges. Although secular documents, the iconography of illuminated dogale was usually religious in nature to suggest the approval of divine authority. In this miniature, the unknown recipient takes a book from St. Mark seated upon a lion, his symbol, as God looks on from above. As the patron saint of Venice, St. Mark represents the city and by extension, the Doge.
- Leaf from a Dogale
Extent
141 x 206 mmSupport
ParchmentKeywords
- 16th century
- Italy
- Italian
- Dogale
- Illustration
- Fragment
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