The vesta was a long robe with wide sleeves, lined with fur, worn by magistrates of the Republic, with a stole across the left shoulder.
“Nobile in Abito d’Inverno” (Nobleman in Winter Attire) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
“Habito ordinario” (Ordinary dress) from the “Habiti Antichi e Moderni”, published by Cesare Vecellio, 1590.
“Abito” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.