The writings on this site are split into several categories, but they’re all listed here together, chronologically, newest first.
The categories are articles, blog posts, lists and translations from various sources.
Almost everything is cross-referenced by names of persons and institutions, by location, and even by bibliography. There is also a glossary of Venetian terms with references.
The podcast and newsletter are on the Venetian Stories website.
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Sponze, Naranze , ec. — Sponges, brooms and citrus fruit sellers — Zompini — Arti #45
“Sponze, Naranze , ec.” (Sponges, brooms and citrus fruit sellers) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Contadin con Polame — farmer selling poultry — Zompini — Arti #47
“Contadin con Polame” (farmer selling poultry) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Gaetano Zompini and the trades of Venice
The “Arti che vanno per via nella città di Venezia”, by Gaetano Zompini, is a fantastic source for how people appeared on the streets of Venice in the mid-1700s.
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Slaves in Venice
Slavery was not a large part of Venetian culture or Venetian history, but there were slaves in Venice.
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Comments on the “Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia”
Notes and comments on the “Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia”
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Modern Venice
Venice fell under French, Austrian and Italian domination after the end of the Republic of Venice.
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A catalogue of Venetian prostitutes
The “Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia” is a list of some 212 prostitutes, where they lived, and their prices.
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An authorless book
A book without an author, paid for by a Count of Oxford, who didn’t exist — still it’s useful.
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Chronology of the Fortress of Sant’Andrea
The Fortress of Sant’Andrea is a unique example of Renaissance military architecture and engineering. It is also sadly abandoned.
