Venezia
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Predatori Predati — Grevembroch 4–86
“Predatori Predati” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Strazzariol — merchant of used clothes and household items — Zompini — Arti #58
“Strazzariol” (merchant of used clothes and household items) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Ruffiana — Grevembroch 3–161
“Ruffiana” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Clara — the star of the Carnival
Clara the Rhino was an unusual participant of the Carnival in Venice of 1751, but not the less popular for it.
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Prostitute al Bordello — Grevembroch 3–160
“Prostitute al Bordello” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Puttana — Grevembroch 3–159
“Puttana” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Meretrice — Grevembroch 3–158
“Meretrice” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Sartore Ducale — Grevembroch 4–102
“Sartore Ducale” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Cortigiane — Grevembroch 3–157
“Cortigiane” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Glossary — clothing
Clothing has its own vocabulary, which often makes reading and translating old texts challenging for the uninitiated.