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Weights And Measures In Use In 1841
             
Linear Measure


Liquid Measure

1 Miglio is 45 Corde
1 Salma is 4 Bisacce
1 Corda is 4 Catene
1 Bisaccia is 4 Tumoli
1 Catena is 4 Canne
1 Tumolo is 4 Mondelli
1 Canna is 2 Mezze Canne
1 Mondello is 4 Carozzi
1 Mezza Canna is 2 Passetti
1 Carozzo is 4 Quarti
1 Passetto is 2 Palmi
1 Quarto is 4 Quartigli
1 Palmo is 12 Once
1 Quartiglio is 1 Canna Quadra
1 Oncia is 12 Linee



1 Linea is 12 Punti










Dry Cubic Measure


Liquid Cubic Measure

1 Salma is 4 Bisacce
1 Botte is 4 Salme
1 Bisaccia is 4 Tumoli
1 Salma is 4 Carichi
1 Palmo Cubico is 1 Tumolo
1 Carico is 2 Barili
1 Tumolo is 4 Mondelli
1 Barile is 2 Quartare
1 Mondello is 4 Carozzi
1 Quartara is 2 Mezze Quartare
1 Carozzo is 4 Quarti
1 Mezza Quartara is 10 Quartucci
1 Quarto is 4 Quartigli
1 Quartuccio is 2 Caraffe




1 Caraffa is 2 Bicchieri







Solid Cubic Weights


Monetary units

1 Quintale is 100 Rotoli
1 Doppia is 2 Once
1 Rotolo is 2 Libra 1 Mezza
1 Oncia is 4 Scudi
1 Libra is 12 Once
1 Scudo is 12 Tarì
1 Oncia is 2 Mezzonce
1 Tarì is 10 Bajocchi
1 Mezzoncia is 2 Quarte
1 Bajocco is 2 Grana
1 Quarta is 2 Dramme
1 Grano is 5 Calli
1 Dramma is 3 Scrupoli
Also

1 Scrupolo is 20 Grani
1 Quarantina is 2 Ventine
Grano or Denaro or Coccio


1 Ventina di oro is 2 Ducati
1 Grano is 8 Ottavi
1 Ducato is 10 Tarì
Also


So...

1 Trapeso is 1/30th of an Oncia,
24/30ths of a Scrupolo,
or 16 Coccia

1 Quarantina is 40 Tarì




1 Doppia is 96 Tarì














Descrizione di Catania e delle cose notevoli ne' dintonrni di essa, di Francesco Paternò Castello di Carcasi, (stampato da Pietro Giuntini a Catania, 1841, pp 233 ff.)


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