Law and order
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Prigioni — Lessico Veneto
“Prigioni” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
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Slaves in Venice
Slavery was not a large part of Venetian culture or Venetian history, but there were slaves in Venice.
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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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Catalogue of all the principal and most honoured Courtesans of Venice
THIS IS THE CATALOGUE of all the principal and most honoured Courtesans of Venice …
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Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia
QUESTO SI È IL CATALOGO di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia
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An earl, a girl and a gondola
On March 18, 1618, the Collegio received Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639), the ambassador of the King of Great Britain to the Republic of Venice, who had a rather odd request.
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Citizen of the Republic of Venice
Being a citizen of the Republic of Venice could mean different things, mostly depending on the conditions of your birth
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Fornicators of Nuns
“Fornicators of Nuns” were criminals in ancient Venice, and harshly punished, but that didn’t stop nuns from having lovers.
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Monachini, Moneghini — Lessico Veneto
“Monachini, Moneghini” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.