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Brisca

Modern name
near Kef Errabib
Modern country
Algeria
A port along the Algerian coast between Tenes and Algiers, near present-day Kef Errabib. Campbell #1745.
Coordinates
36.54, 1.52
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364068
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M041

Variant spellings of Brisca in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
b[^r]esca Ricc6
barsca Spe
biesta Fn9
Bresca Par2, Par3, Vat3
bresca Bal, Barb3, Chig1, Fo, Med3, NB, Pal6, Ricc11, Ro2
brescha Med2, Pad1, Ricc13
Brescha ME2
Brescia Parm2, Vat2
brescia Par1
bresea Ashb3, Fn8
bresela Con3
bresta Barb4, Borg, Chig2, Con1, Con4, Fn12, He2, Laur5, Marc1, NYPL1, NYPL3, New, Pnc3, Ricc12, Ricc15, Ricc8, Urb1, Wie1
Bresta BL01, BL02, MB, Morg, NYPL2, Ricc14, Ricc17
brestA Ricc9
Brisca Clas2, Cors2
brisccha Cs1, Laur3
brischa Magl2, Per2
busci[...] Pnc5
dre[...] Pal5
dresta Fn6
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Brisca.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/brisca/.