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Francesco Balducci Pergolotti;
Pratica della mercatura (1340)
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Taken from: Across the Mediterranean Frontiers/ International Medieval Congress/ University of Leeds
In describing Alexandria he mentions cassia bark, dragon's blood, tamarind from India, soap, rice, raisins, sal nitric, mummia (mummy powder), gum Arabic coming down from the Zanzibar coast.
In describing Acre he mentions denti di Liofante (Ivory tusks)
And also; denti di Liofante were to be found on the market of Venice