Articles
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Francesco Pona — The Plague in Verona, 1630
A doctor’s eyewitness account of the plague epidemic in Verona in 1630, which killed some 60% of the population of the city.
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Ink and Rat Poison
Is there a connection between writing ink and rat poison, as some images from the 1700s seem to indicate?
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Botter — barrel-maker — Zompini — Arti #57
“Botter” (barrel-maker) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Buildings, Palaces and Churches
Buildings Bridges Monuments Details
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Early Venice
The Venetian people were indigenous, and already present on the territory in Roman times. The Republic of Venice appeared out of the tumultuous centuries in late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Invasions The earliest times Legends
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Daily life and customs
Venice was a buzzing city, full of people and activity, and of course, the Venetian had their particular ways of doing things in their daily lives. Making the city work Food and drink Social relations Crime and punishment The Venetian language
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Curiosities
Venice is full of curiosities, often scattered around the city in the most unlikely of places.
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Fitta Palchi — keeper of theatre boxes — Zompini — Arti #27
“Fitta Palchi” (keeper of theatre boxes) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Feasts, celebrations and ceremonial
The Republic of Venice had its feasts and celebrations like any other state, except most of these traditions are now long gone and very often entirely forgotten.
