Somma

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The somma , also just soma, was a measure of grain and liquid. It was a burden .

In Tuscany as wine and Ölmaß was

  • 1 somma = 2 barill = 266 pounds and 8 ounces
  • 1 Somma = 2 Sacchi = 320 to 330 pounds of wheat

In Canton Ticino of Switzerland was as a measure of grain

  • 1 Somma = 12 Staja / Stari = 1 ½ Moggio

Since the Moggio ticinese had 8 staji = 138.3784 liters , it resulted

In Lugano the Moggio deviated and had 153.51 liters with 8 Staji or 16 quartines.

In Bergamo as a measure of grain

  • 1 Somma = 8 Satari / Stari / Staja

In Milan , the Somma was the new standard and replaced the Brenta . The decimal division was

  • 1 somma = 10 refills = 100 pints = 1000 koppi = 100 liters (French)

See also

literature

  • Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. , Published by Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Johann H. Bock: JC Nelkenbrecher's general pocket book of coin, measure and weight for bankers and merchants. Sandersche Buchhandlung, Berlin 1832, p. 55.
  2. ↑ Leopold Carl Bleibtreu : Handbook of coin, measure and weight, and the bill of exchange, government paper, banking and shares in European and non-European countries and cities. Published by J. Engelhorn, Stuttgart 1863, p. 251.
  3. ^ Samuel Ricard: Handbook of the merchants: or general overview and description of the trade of the most distinguished European states. Publisher Anton Ferdinand Röse, Greifswald 1784, p. 70.
  4. ↑ F. Jüllien, Eduard Rossnagel: The experienced wine cellar master. Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1833, p. 259.