Martini (1883) Metrologia

Martini, Angelo. Manuale di metrologia, ossia Misure, pesi e monete in uso attualmente e anticamente presso tutti i popoli Torino E. Loescher, 1883

The game of Pallone

The “Game of Pallone” was the quintessential ball game in the Republic of Venice and elsewhere, but it wasn’t really like any modern game.

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Vin in quarta — wine sellers — Zompini — Arti #60

“Vin in quarta” (wine sellers) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.

Posted in: Arti che vanno per via — Zompini.

The game of Pallone