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The preparation of Theriac — two prints (1600s)
Two prints, from the 1600s, depicting the production in public of the wonder-medicine theriac, at the Testa d’Oro pharmacy at Rialto.
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Teriaca — Theriac — Lessico Veneto
“Teriaca” (Theriac) from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
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Popular in 2025
What have been the most popular articles on History Walks Venice in 2025?
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Thomas Philologus Ravennas
The statue on the façade of the San Zulian church is not a saint, but an astrologer and doctor, who sold remedies for syphilis.
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The plague in Venice
Over the years, I have written quite a bit about the plague and how the Republic of Venice tried to manage it. This is a complete list of all the plague related articles, podcast episodes, newsletters, chronologies, and sources, both in the original and translated. Narrative I’ve told the story of the plague in Venice…
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Veduta della Piazzetta di S. Marco — Il Gran Teatro di Venezia — plate 5
“Veduta della Piazzetta di S. Marco” from the “Gran Teatro di Venezia”, published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
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Procuratore, e Cavaliere — Procurator and Cavalier — Grevembroch 1-18
“Procuratore, e Cavaliere” (Procurator, and Cavalier) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Abito — Lessico Veneto
“Abito” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
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Grevembroch cover illustrations
The cover pages of each of the four volumes of Grevembroch’s “Gli abiti de venezianii” are quite intriguing.
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Gli Abiti de Veneziani — Full list
The full list of all the watercolours in the four volumes of “Gli Abiti de Veneziani” by Grevembroch.