A collection of 168 Italian manuscript documents on parchment from Venice, Padua, etc., mainly from the 16th century.

Sutro's collection contains 168 Italian notarial documents on parchment of various sizes and in varying states of preservation. Almost all are dated in Venice or its vicinity in the period from the 15th to 17th centuries. The collection contains a large number of notarial acts, chiefly property settlements pertaining to several Venetian families (wihich may indicate that the collection was part of a family archives). Twenty-four documents deal with the well known Barbarigo family of Venice.

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The collection is open for research. Please page materials three business days in advance of your visit by email: sutro@library.ca.gov .