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OATH OF OFFICE of Andrea Giustinian, in Latin and Italian, illuminated manuscript on vellum, Venice, 1532
A lavishly illuminated oath of office for the lifetime appointment of Andrea Giustinian to the prestigious position of Procurator of San Marco, with specific duties relating to the dispensing of charity and executing of wills.
214 x 145mm. 48 leaves, complete, 26 lines, ruled space: 143 x 93mm, one large miniature within full-page Renaissance border with coat of arms of the Giustinian family (final gathering ff.43-48 loose, occasional marginal smudging and staining). Contemporary chestnut morocco over pasteboards tooled in gold (edges scuffed, small losses to spine).
Provenance: Andrea Giustinian, son of Onfredo, was on 28 April 1532 appointed to the position of Procurator of San Marco de Citra Canale. From its inception in the 9th century, the duty of the Procurator was to attend to the fabric and administration of St Mark’s Basilica. There was originally only one Procurator, appointed by the Doge, but their number increased to nine and their duties also expanded in 1269 to include the protection of orphans and the insane, as well as the execution of wills (a list of these duties is included in the present manuscript). Appointment as a Procurator of San Marco was one of the highest honours the Most Serene Republic could bestow on its leading citizens, next to the Dogate, and along with the latter, the only appointment for life. The nine procurators consisted of the Procuratori de Supra, who took care of the administration of St Mark's Basilica; the Procuratori de Citra, who dispensed charity and attended to wills in the sestieri of San Marco, Castello, and Cannaregio; and the Procuratori de Ultra, who performed the same function for the sestieri of Dorsoduro, Santa Croce, and San Polo.
A lavishly illuminated oath of office for the lifetime appointment of Andrea Giustinian to the prestigious position of Procurator of San Marco, with specific duties relating to the dispensing of charity and executing of wills.
214 x 145mm. 48 leaves, complete, 26 lines, ruled space: 143 x 93mm, one large miniature within full-page Renaissance border with coat of arms of the Giustinian family (final gathering ff.43-48 loose, occasional marginal smudging and staining). Contemporary chestnut morocco over pasteboards tooled in gold (edges scuffed, small losses to spine).
Provenance: Andrea Giustinian, son of Onfredo, was on 28 April 1532 appointed to the position of Procurator of San Marco de Citra Canale. From its inception in the 9th century, the duty of the Procurator was to attend to the fabric and administration of St Mark’s Basilica. There was originally only one Procurator, appointed by the Doge, but their number increased to nine and their duties also expanded in 1269 to include the protection of orphans and the insane, as well as the execution of wills (a list of these duties is included in the present manuscript). Appointment as a Procurator of San Marco was one of the highest honours the Most Serene Republic could bestow on its leading citizens, next to the Dogate, and along with the latter, the only appointment for life. The nine procurators consisted of the Procuratori de Supra, who took care of the administration of St Mark's Basilica; the Procuratori de Citra, who dispensed charity and attended to wills in the sestieri of San Marco, Castello, and Cannaregio; and the Procuratori de Ultra, who performed the same function for the sestieri of Dorsoduro, Santa Croce, and San Polo.
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