Alario Flondio - Titolo - 1559

Rare and elegant public notarial instrument on parchment drafted in medieval/humanist Latin, dated December 19, 1559. The document certifies a real estate sale that took place in the city of Chioggia (Clodia), at that time a fundamental part of the mainland dominions of the Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia.

Historical Details and Content:

The deed opens with the solemn Christian invocation (“In Nomine dei eterni amen. Anno ab incarnacione domini nostri Jesu Christi Millesimo quingentesimo quinquagesimo nono…”) and formalizes the sale from Prospero Sabbatino (Prosper Sabbatini) in favor of Maestro Antonio Vaccaro (Magister Antonius Vaccaro).
The subject of the transaction is a property of notable stature: a full house with a roofed floor and an exposed courtyard, and an adjacent warehouse (“totam unam meam domum soloratam cum quodam suo discosoperto, et uno suo magaleno…”). The deed meticulously lists the boundaries with public streets and with the nearby hospice of shoemakers (“hospitij spatariorum”), recording the exact measurements expressed in the old local metric system of Chioggia’s feet.
The agreed and fully paid price is 300 Ducats (“ducatos trecentos in totidem pecunie auri & argenti”), the famous commercial currency of the Republic of Venice.

Elements of Exceptional Paleographic Value:

• Signum Tabellionis: Splendid and superb notarial seal traced entirely in ink in the lower left corner. It presents a complex geometric interlaced base (anti-falsification function) surmounted by a staff with a cruciform globe containing the encrypted monogram of the notary.
• Subscribed and Authenticated: The deed is closed by the autograph completion of Notary Alario Flondio (son of the late Vincenzo), who officially signs as Notarius Venetiarum (Notary of the Venetias), followed by the signatures with cross marks of the witnesses Paolo Pisani and Valeriano.
• Back: On the reverse (dorsal), the parchment bears the ancient archival classification registry of the era (Seventeenth Century/Descents) with the indication “N. 3” and the name “Antonius Vaccaro.”

Condition Report:

The parchment presents an excellent state of preservation for its age (467 years). The membranous support is solid, flexible, and free of serious gaps. The original iron gall ink is perfectly clear and legible across almost the entire surface. Readable and natural traces of historical yellowing confer an authentic period charm to the piece.
• Era: 16th Century (1559)
• Material: Animal parchment
• Dimensions: [Insert measurements in cm: Height x Width]
• Language: Latin, notarial