Articles
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Comments on the “Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia”
Notes and comments on the “Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia”
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Modern Venice
Venice fell under French, Austrian and Italian domination after the end of the Republic of Venice.
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A catalogue of Venetian prostitutes
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.
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An authorless book
A book without an author, paid for by a Count of Oxford, who didn’t exist — still it’s useful.
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The fortress of Sant’Andrea
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.
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Citizen of the Republic of Venice
Being a citizen of the Republic of Venice could mean different things, mostly depending on the conditions of your birth
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Gli abiti de veneziani — by Giovanni Grevembroch
“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.
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The Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice never had an actual formal constitution, much less a written constitution. Neither did it have any kind of foundational event.
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A Chronology of the Fall of Venice
The Republic of Venice ended on May 12th, 1797. The decline had been long and slow, but the final blow came from France.
