Mezzacanna

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Mezzacanna , more precisely cubic mezzacanna or the botte , was a measure of volume for liquids such as wine , oil and spirits in Sicily .

literature

  • Christian Noback , Friedrich Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight ratios, the government papers, the exchange and banking system and the customs of all countries and trading venues. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 791.