quarta

See also quarto.

1

In the Cape Verde Islands, ? – 20ᵗʰ century, two units:

United Nations, 1966.

2

In Florence and Venice, 16ᵗʰ century, a unit of length, = ¼ braccio, about 17.15 centimeters.

Uno brazo di panno in Venetia sono quarte 4.

One bracchio of cloth in Venice is 4 quarte.

Girolamo Tagliente.
Opera che insegna a fare ogni ragione de mercantia.
Venice: 1525.

Verge una fano in Venesia quarte 5 e terzo.

One [English] yard makes 5¹⁄₃ Venetian quarte.

Bartolommeo di Pasi.
Tariffa de' pesi e mesure con gratia et privilegio.
Venice: 1503.

3

In Italy, 16ᵗʰ century, a unit of dry capacity = ¼ moggio; or = ¼ staio.

4

In Venice, a unit of liquid capacity used for wine, = ¼ biconcia.

Amfore una fa bigonzi 4; Bigonzo uno fa quarte 4; Quarta una fa sichii 4; Et uno sechio fa lire 4.

One anfora is 4 biconcia; 1 biconcia is 4 quarte; 1 quarta is 4 sichii; and 1 sechio is 4 lire.

Bartolommeo di Pasi.
Tariffa de' pesi e mesure con gratia et privilegio.
Venice: 1503.
As quoted in Edler, pages 29, 232.

5

In Corsica, a unit of capacity for oil, = ¼ pinta. opens a new page containing a chart that shows relationships between this unit and other units in its system

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