QUESTO SI È IL CATALOGO di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia
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.
A book without an author, paid for by a Count of Oxford, who didn’t exist — still it’s useful.
“Carampane” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio, translated by René Seindal.
“Esecutori contro la Bestemmia” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Meretrici” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal..
“Carampane” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Magistrato de la Biastema” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio.
In ancient Venice prostitution was considered a necessary evil, where more harm would come from a ban than from a de facto acceptance
“Carampane” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini