Misura

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The Misura was a measure of area and grain that was used on the Ionian Islands , such as Corfu , Zante and others. In Mallorca it was used as a liquid measure. Here it was taken for oil.

Field measure

As a Baccile field measure , as it was also called, 8 Misura = 1 Moggio

The measure was also intended for measuring vineyards . As a vineyard measure

  • 3 zappada = 1 misura, which was also classified as a day's work.

Oil measure

The oil misura was 16.58 liters and was divided into 4 cuartanes.

Grain measure

The measure of grain on the island of Corfu was determined in this way

literature

  • Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete handbook of coins, dimensions and weights of all countries in the world ..., Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 199.

Individual evidence

  1. Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth. Verlag Teubner, Leipzig 1855, p. 58.
  2. Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth. Verlag Teubner, Leipzig 1855, p. 218.