Ramusio, the Glossary
The noble Italian family of Ramusio (also spelled Ramnusio, Rhamnusio, Rannusio) was worth of note for literary and official ability during at least four generations.[1]
Table of Contents
14 relations: Avicenna, Cosmography, Council of Ten, Description of Africa (1550 book), Ferdinand Magellan, Giosafat Barbaro, Giovanni Battista Ramusio, Italy, Languages of Asia, Marco Polo, Niccolò de' Conti, Republic of Venice, Rimini, Tomé Pires.
Avicenna
Ibn Sina (translit; – 22 June 1037 CE), commonly known in the West as Avicenna, was a preeminent philosopher and physician of the Muslim world, flourishing during the Islamic Golden Age, serving in the courts of various Iranian rulers.
Cosmography
The term cosmography has two distinct meanings: traditionally it has been the protoscience of mapping the general features of the cosmos, heaven and Earth; more recently, it has been used to describe the ongoing effort to determine the large-scale features of the observable universe.
Council of Ten
The Council of Ten (Consiglio dei Dieci; Consejo de i Diexe), or simply the Ten, was from 1310 to 1797 one of the major governing bodies of the Republic of Venice.
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Description of Africa (1550 book)
Description of Africa was taken largely from the firsthand geographical work Cosmographia et geographia de Affrica completed by Leo Africanus in 1526 Author: Cresti, Federico.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan (1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese explorer best known for having planned and led the 1519–22 Spanish expedition to the East Indies, which achieved the first circumnavigation of Earth in history.
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Giosafat Barbaro
Giosafat Barbaro (also Giosaphat or Josaphat) (1413–1494) was a member of the Venetian Barbaro family.
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Giovanni Battista Ramusio
Giovanni Battista Ramusio (July 20, 1485 – July 10, 1557) was an Italian geographer and travel writer.
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Languages of Asia
Asia is home to hundreds of languages comprising several families and some unrelated isolates.
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Marco Polo
Marco Polo (8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.
Niccolò de' Conti
Niccolò de' Conti (1395 – 1469) was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer.
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Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice, traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice.
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Rimini
Rimini (Rémin or; Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy.
Tomé Pires
Tomé Pires (c. 1468 — c. 1524/1540) was a Portuguese apothecary, colonial administrator, and diplomat.