Venezia
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A Theriac advertisement (1688)
An advertisement flyer for Theriac, from 1688 (and 1697), printed in Venice, but in English. This is an annotated transcript.
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Venice treacle
Venice treacle, or theriac, was an ancient wonder medicine, an antidote for most poisons and a cure for most ailments, including the plague.
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A Theriac recipe (1734)
A 1700s recipe for the miracle medicine Theriac, with most of the ingredients identified.
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Speziali or Pharmacies in Venice
An incomplete list of pharmacies, or speziali, which have at some time existed in Venice. Some are still around.
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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 apothecary 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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Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi — ASV Indice
“Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto
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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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Senatore con stola di duolo — Senator with a mourning stole — Grevembroch 1-33
“Senatore con stola di duolo” (Senator with a mourning stole) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.