Item Info

Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
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.
Notes: Leaf from a Dogale
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1603529
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Venice

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1560
Image Dimensions Width: 206 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 47:7