The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Pier del Riccio
Also known as Del Riccio
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 13
Pier del Riccio comes into view through a careful mark of ownership, a man whose connection to an old manuscript runs through generations of family memory. There is something quietly intimate in that inherited link, preserved in ink.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (active 1452)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 13
- Books
- 1
Pier del Riccio was a Florentine who recorded an ownership note in a manuscript of Marco Polo’s work in 1452. The book had belonged to his maternal great-grandfather, Michael Ormanni, and entered the Del Riccio family through Pier’s mother. His brief appearance preserves a small but telling trace of the manuscript’s passage through private hands.
Description
Pier del Riccio is identified as a Florentine adult, but the text gives no details of his height, build, complexion, face, hair, or eyes. No clothing or distinguishing physical marks are recorded. A visual portrayal should remain restrained, using only the broad context of a Florentine man active in 1452.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
- MO
Michael Ormannimaternal great-grandfather
Pier del Riccio’s note identifies Michael Ormanni as his great-grandfather on his mother’s side and credits him with writing the Florentine manuscript.
- N
Nicolausowner of a manuscript copy
The text states that the Florentine manuscript was held in the Del Riccio family; no personal relationship between these named individuals is established.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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