In 1215, Venice and Padua fought a war for one of the silliest reasons imaginable: a brawl during a game of Castle of Love.
Libro Primo (first part) of “Il Gran Contagio di Verona” by Francesco Pona (1631) — modernised text.
Libro Primo (first part) of “Il Gran Contagio di Verona” by Francesco Pona (1631) — original text.
Cronologia della storia veneta dall’anno 400 al 1797 inclusive, tratto da un opuscolo di Emmanuele Cicogna.
Frontispiece and dedication of “Il Gran Contagio di Verona” by Francesco Pona (1631) — English translation.
Frontispiece and dedication of “Il Gran Contagio di Verona” by Francesco Pona (1631) — modernised text.
Frontispiece and dedication of “Il Gran Contagio di Verona” by Francesco Pona (1631) — original text.
Songbirds were an important part of the shopping experience in Venice in the 1600s and 1700s.
“Il mermeo in giro” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.