Venezia
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Glossary — clothing
Clothing has its own vocabulary, which often makes reading and translating old texts challenging for the uninitiated.
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Fenestrer — window maker and mender — Zompini — Arti #50
“Fenestrer” (window maker and mender) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Coro d’Orbi — choir of blind — Zompini — Arti #44
“Coro d’Orbi” (choir of blind) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Forcae, Elera ec. — peddlers of brooms and brushers — Zompini — Arti #22
“Forcae, Elera ec.” (peddlers of brooms and brushers) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Semena l’Orto — gardener — Zompini — Arti #10
“Semena l’Orto” (gardener) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Fa ballar i Cani — street entertainer with dancing dogs — Zompini — Arti #54
“Fa ballar i Cani” (street entertainer with dancing dogs) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Rinoceronte — Rhinoceros — Grevembroch 3–163
“Rinoceronte” (Rhinoceros) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Marmotina — street entertainer with a trained marmot — Zompini — Arti #9
“Marmotina” (street entertainer with a trained marmot) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Osei, che canta — vendor of caged songbirds — Zompini — Arti #11
“Osei, che canta” (vendor of caged songbirds) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Marcer — door to door salesman of cloth and sewing utensils — Zompini — Arti #28
“Marcer” (door to door salesman of cloth and sewing utensils) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.