Bersaglio di Sant’Alvise
The Bersaglio at _Sant’Alvise was a shooting ground for military practice.
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Giuoco del calzo — Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane — 35
“Giuoco del Calzo” from the “Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane”, published by Giacomo Franco, c. 1610.
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The game of Calcio
The Venetians played ball games of various kinds. The game of Calcio is the one sounds most modern, but it wasn’t exactly like it’s played today. Far from it, in fact.
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Nobile al Giuoco del Calcio — Nobleman at the game of Calcio — Grevembroch 1-87
“Nobile al Giuoco del Calcio” (Nobleman at the game of Calcio) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.