Provveditori all'Armar
The Provveditori all'Armar (lit. 'superintendents on armament') were officials of the Republic of Venice responsible for the provisioning and equipment of the ships and crews of the Venetian navy.
History
Up to the mid-16th century, naval matters were supervised by the five-member board of the Savi agli Ordini, but gradually a more complex and professional administration was built up.[1]
As part of this process, already in 1497, two
The Provveditori all'Armar had to be kept abreast of the location and role of all naval personnel at all times, so that anyone required for a particular task might be mobilized at once.[4] This lasted until the end of the 16th century. With the onset of a longer period of peace after that, the rolls of eligible personnel, supposed to be renewed every ten years, were neglected.[4]
The Provveditori all'Armar were also responsible for supervising the outfitting and decommissioning of every warship in person, checking the presence of the assigned crews and material and the accounting books, and of handing over to the captains their written instructions.
References
- ^ a b c d e Nani Mocenigo 1935, p. 4.
- ^ Nani Mocenigo 1935, p. 4 (note 1).
- ^ a b Da Mosto 1937, p. 159.
- ^ a b c Nani Mocenigo 1935, p. 5.
Sources
- Da Mosto, Andrea (1937). L'Archivio di Stato di Venezia. Indice Generale, Storico, Descrittivo ed Analitico. Tomo I: Archivi dell' Amministrazione Centrale della Repubblica Veneta e Archivi Notarili (in Italian). Rome: Biblioteca d'arte editrice. OCLC 772861816.
- Nani Mocenigo, Mario (1935). Storia della marina veneziana: da Lepanto alla caduta della Repubblica [History of the Venetian navy: from Lepanto to the fall of the Republic] (in Italian). Rome: Tipo lit. Ministero della Marina – Uff. Gabinetto.