Forze d’Ercole
The Forze d’Ercole (Strengths of Hercules or Herculean strength) was a common spectacle, where the nicolotti and the castellani competed in making the tallest human tower.
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Stratagemi Ingegnosi — Ingenious Stratagems — Grevembroch 4-52
“Stratagemi Ingegnosi” (Ingenious Stratagems) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.