Local Measures of Land (and Volume) Used in the Commune of Torricella Peligna and the Ex-Commune of Fallascoso: Edited by Surveyor Pietro Di Luzio
1 Cup[1], Quart or Quarter[2] = 6 Measures 1 Mezzetto[3] = 2 Cups or Quarts = 12 Measures 1 Tomolo[4] = 2 Mezzetti = 4 Cups or Quarts = 24 Measures 1 Salma[5] or Soma[6] = 3 Tomoli = 6 Mezzetti = 12 Cups or Quarts = 72 Measures Torricella Peligna 1 Tomolo = 3144.59 Metres Square 1 Tomolo = 3.92 Mogge[7] 1 Quarta = 778.65 Metres Square 1 Misura = 0.1633 Mogge 1 Salma = 9343.77 Metres Square ½ Misura = 0.0816 Mogge 1 Mezzetto = 1557.30 Metres Square ¼ Misura = 0.0408 Mogge 1 Misura = 129.77 Metres Square
Fallascoso 1 Tomolo = 2711.36 Metres Square 1 Quarta = 677.84 Metres Square 1 Salma = 8134.08 Metres Square 1 Mezzetto = 1355.68 Metres Square 1 Measure = 112.97 Metres Square Translator's notes: [1] Cup - Coppa - unit of measure for liquids and surfaces, formerly used in the Marche, corresponding to 35.08 litres at Ancona and Senegallia and to 28.2439 at Urbino[2] Quart or Quarter - Quarta - unit of measure formerly used in Italy, corresponding to the fourth part of the basic unit, whether of surface area, capacity or weight; it varied according to the region[3] Mezzetto/a
[4] Tomolo/i - from Medieval Latin Tumulus = mound, hill, barrow, which comes from the Arabic thum = an eighthunit of agricultural surface area or varying value, still in use in some zones of Central and Southern Italy 2. measure of capacity for dry goods like cereals, used in the past in Southern Italy, before the decimal metric system, with values varying from place to place, e.g. equivalent to 55.5 litres in Campania and to 27.5 litres in Sicily[5] Salma – from late Latin Sagma (m) = pack-saddle, load, which is from the Greek Sagma
[6] Soma – from Late Latin Sauma (m) variation of Greek Sagma = saddle, pack-saddle
[7] Moggio/a (m)
© Amici di Torricella Translation courtesy of Dr. Marion Apley Porreca |