History Walks in Venice

Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista

Scuole Grandi

The Scuole Grandi — or the Great Schools — were Venetian medieval charities which due to their wealth became important institutions

Posted in: Life, customs and ways of doing things.
Inquisitori alle Scuole Grandi — Lessico Veneto

“Inquisitori alle Scuole Grandi” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.

Posted in: Lessico Veneto — Mutinelli.
Scuole piccole

The ancient Venetians used the word scola or scuola to mean a guild, a confraternity or a charity. The scuole were generally not educational institutions.

Posted in: Buildings, Palaces and Churches.
List of fires in Venice

Fires were a very real preoccupation of the Venetians, and there have been many fires in Venice over the centuries

Posted in: Curiosities.
Frezzarìa — Curiosità Veneziane

“Frezzarìa” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini

Posted in: Curiosità Veneziane — Tassini.