The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Pietro di Natali
Also known as Natale Veneto, P. del Natali
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 15
Pietro di Natali appears with the solemn authority of a bishop, yet his name is also linked to a curious craft of letters and printing. He feels like a figure at the meeting point of ecclesiastical dignity and patient ingenuity.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (late 14th century)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 15
- Books
- 1
Pietro di Natali was a Venetian bishop credited with inventing glass stamps or types for printing initial letters. The account preserves this association with a practical innovation but gives no further details of his life or personal journey.
Description
Pietro di Natali is identified as an adult Venetian bishop of the late fourteenth century. The text does not describe his face, build, skin tone, hair, eyes, or any distinguishing features. His clerical status is the only visual context supplied; no specific vestments or accessories are detailed.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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