Esecutori contro la Bestemmia aka Magistrato de la Biastema (Magistracy against Blasphemy)
The Esecutori contro la Biastemia were charged with fighting blasphemy and controlling vice, such as gambling, drinking and prostitution.
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Nobile al Giuoco del Pallone — Nobleman playing at ball — Grevembroch 1-89
“Nobile al Giuoco del Pallone” (Nobleman playing at ball) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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The Venetian Nobility
The Venetian nobles were in principle all equals, but in practice there were differences within the nobility, and even important inequalities.
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A catalogue of Venetian prostitutes
The “Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia” is a list of some 212 prostitutes, where they lived, and their prices.
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Esecutori contro la Bestemmia — ASV Indice
“Esecutori Contro La Bestemmia” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto
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State institutions of the Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice changed continuously as conditions inside and outside of it changed, until it gradually found its final form in the 1300s and 1400s.
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Esecutori contro la Bestemmia — Lessico Veneto
“Esecutori contro la Bestemmia” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
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Meretrici — Lessico Veneto
“Meretrici” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal..
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Magistrato de la Biastema — Dizionario
“Magistrato de la Biastema” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio.
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Prostitution in Venice
In ancient Venice prostitution was considered a necessary evil, where more harm would come from a ban than from a de facto acceptance