The “Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia” is a list of some 212 prostitutes, where they lived, and their prices.
A book without an author, paid for by a Count of Oxford, who didn’t exist — still it’s useful.
The Fortress of Sant’Andrea, in the Venetian lagoon, is a unique example of Renaissance military architecture and engineering. It played an important part in the fall of Venice in 1797.
Being a citizen of the Republic of Venice could mean different things, mostly depending on the conditions of your birth
“Gli abiti de veneziani di quasi ogni età con diligenza raccolti e dipinti nel secolo XVIII,” by Giovanni Grevembroch, is a treasure of information about Venetians dress in the 1700s.
The Republic of Venice never had an actual formal constitution, much less a written constitution. Neither did it have any kind of foundational event.
The Republic of Venice ended on May 12th, 1797. The decline had been long and slow, but the final blow came from France.
The plague doctor with the beaked mask might not have much to do with Venice — that figure is more likely to be French.
A list of some of the sources and publications used to create this web site — spanning half a millennium.