La pratica della mercatura

The Practice of Commerce (Pegolotti)

Merchant's handbook of the Bardi factor Francesco Balducci Pegolotti: Indian spices and their grades ("colombino" ginger from Quilon, "belledi" ginger, Indian indigo, lac, pepper) and the overland route to Cathay.

Language

Italian

Date

1335–1343 CE

Author

Francesco Balducci Pegolotti

Extent

4,286 words

Text

not yet digitised (catalogue entry)

Translations (1)

• Cathay and the Way Thither, vol. 3 (Pegolotti's notices) — English