Misura
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
- 1 Misura = 10.844 Parisian square feet = 1144 ⅓ square meters = 80 7/12 square rods
- 1 misura = 400 square feet = 13.96 ares
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
- 1 moggio = 8 misura = 132 3/5 Parisian cubic inches = 2 ⅝ liters
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.