H. Noiret, Documents inédits pour servir à l’histoire de la domination vénitienne en Crète de 1380 à 1485 tirés des Archives de Venise, Παρίσι 1892˙ G. Gerola, Monumenti veneti nell’ isola di Creta, τ. 4ος, Βενετία 1932-1940˙ Ασπασία Παπαδάκη, «Αξιώματα στη Βενετοκρατούμενη Κρήτη κατά το 16ο και 17ο αιώνα», Κρητικά Χρονικά, 26/1986, σ. 99-119
Identification of the bearer: Lorenzo Marcello, Venetian counselor of the Signoria of Crete
Historical Notice: Venetian patrician house, including a doge of Venice (15th c.) and a duke of Crete (17th c.). This particular coat-of-arms, seriously damaged today, is part of a heraldic ensemble which was posed on the walls of Irakleio during the works of fortification carried out in 1565. Irakleio was under Venetian rule from the early 13th century to 1669.
Institute of Neohellenic Research/ National Hellenic Research Foundation
Research Supervisor:
Leonidas Kallivretakis
Rights Holder:
Institute of Neohellenic Research/ National Hellenic Research Foundation
Is Part Of:
91700201,010311
Subjects:
Heraldic Monument
Coat of arms
Heraldry
Emblem
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