Abstract
While studying Venetian trade in Alexandria, I discovered a hitherto unknown letter in the State Archives of Venice which sheds light on the activities of the Venetian diarist Antonio Morosini and his chronicle. The letter is in Morosini's own hand and directed to his nephew, serving as Venetian consul in Alexandria. It deals mainly with political and military subjects and is therefore very different from the typical merchant letters of the period. Other letters directed to the same consul reveal the singular character of Morosini's; apart from its first and last paragraphs it seems to be almost an early form of newsletter or avviso. According to established opinion, the newsletter came into being only at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Therefore, the study of this letter has far-reaching consequences not only for research on Morosini's chronicle, on which this and several other merchant letters cast new light, but also for the history of news production and diffusion in general.
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