Quartuccio

The quartuccio was an Italian measure of volume and was used for liquids ( wine measure ) and for dry goods ( grain measure ) . The measure had regional differences.

Grain measure

• Grand Duchy of Tuscany 1 quartuccio = 38 3/8 Parisian cubic inches = 0.75 liters
  • 2 quartucci = 1 mezetta
  • 8 quartucci = 1 quarto
  • 16 quartucci = 1 mina
  • 32 quartucci = 1 stajolo
• Kirchenstaat Rome 1 Quartuccio = 169 1 / 7Pariser cubic inch = 3.33 liters
  • 4 quartucci = 1 storzo
  • 11 quartucci = 1 quartarello
  • 22 quartucci = 1 quarto
  • 88 quartucci = 1 rubbio

liquid measure

Wine measure

• Sardinia Island 1 quartuccio = 16.9 Parisian cubic inches = 0.33 liters
  • 12 quartucci = 1 quartana
• Sicily Island 1 quartuccio = 0.8596 liters

The dimensional chain was

• • 1 botte = 4 salme = 32 barili = 64 quartari = 1280 quartucci
  • 1 1/2 quartucci = 1 quartaro
  • 12 quartucci = 1 salma
  • 144 quartucci = 1 tonna
  • Messina 1 quartuccio = 368 Parisian cubic inches = 7.3 liters
  • Syracuse 1 quartuccio = 327 Parisian cubic inches = 6.5 liters
• Venice 1 quartuccio = 41 2/3 Parisian cubic inches = 5/6 liters = 0.833 liters
  • 786 Quartucci = 1 amphora
  • 192 quartucci = 1 biconzia
  • 96 quartucci = 1 Conzo / Mastello
  • 16 quartucci = 1 secchio
  • 4 quartucci = 1 bozza

Oil measure

• Grand Duchy of Tuscany 1 quartuccio = 13.5 Parisian cubic inches = 11/20 liters = 0.55 liters
  • 2 quartucci = 1 mezetta
  • 8 quartucci = 1 fiasco / bottle
  • 128 Quartucci = 1 Baril / Barile da Olio

literature

• Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 267.
• August Schiebe: Universal encyclopedia of commercial science, containing: coin, measure and weight, bills of exchange, government paper, banking and stock exchange; the most important of higher arithmetic […]. Volume 3, Friedrich Fleischer and the Schumann brothers, Leipzig / Zwickau 1839, p. 2.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Georg Friedrich Heinisch: Commercial arithmetic book for commercial, commercial, secondary and higher middle schools: as well as for self-teaching for business people with close to 4000 exercises. 2 Department, Volume 1, Verlag Buchner'sche Buchhandlung, Bamberg 1870, p. 262