Venezia
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The Plague in Verona in 1630 — Francesco Pona
A doctor’s eyewitness account of the plague epidemic in Verona in 1630, which killed some 60% of the population of the city.
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Farewell to Twitter and Facebook
The old social media sites are by now useless for sharing information, so I will post no further articles there. Posts will still be shared on Mastodon and Bluesky.
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Tombs of the doges
Where were the doges of Venice buried? A little bit all over, in churches and monasteries in Venice and beyond.
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Ink and Rat Poison
Is there a connection between writing ink and rat poison, as some images from the 1700s seem to indicate?
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Ruffiana — Madam — Grevembroch 3–162
“Ruffiana” (Ruffian or Madam) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Botter — barrel-maker — Zompini — Arti #57
“Botter” (barrel-maker) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Buildings, Palaces and Churches
Buildings Bridges Monuments Details
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Early Venice
The history of how Venice came about is long and complicated. The story started before the Romans, and proceeded with the Huns, the Ostrogoths, the Byzantines, the Lombards and the Franks, with the Venetians in-between. The entire process, which ultimately led to a country called Venice, lasted several centuries, but it was far from a…
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Curiosities
Venice is full of curiosities, often scattered around the city in the most unlikely of places.
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Fitta Palchi — keeper of theatre boxes — Zompini — Arti #27
“Fitta Palchi” (keeper of theatre boxes) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.