“Facchini” (Labourers) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
Venice treacle, or theriac, was an ancient wonder medicine, an antidote for most poisons and a cure for most ailments, including the plague.
An incomplete list of pharmacies, or speziali, which have at some time existed in Venice. Some are still around.