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: Agostino Surian, Venetian captain general of Candia (1542-1544)
Historical Notice: Venetian family (of minor nobility), including various officilas in the service of the Most Serene Republic. This particular coat-of-arms, seriously damaged today, was posed on the walls of Irakleio during the works of fortification carried out in 1543-1544. 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:
91700201,010711
Subjects:
Heraldic Monument
Coat of arms
Heraldry
Emblem
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