Tag: Sources
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Nightingale Muzak
Songbirds were an important part of the shopping experience in Venice in the 1600s and 1700s.
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An Englishman in Venice
On the Grand Tour in the 1640s, the English gentleman John Evelyn spent almost a year in Venice and Padua.
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An earl, a girl and a gondola
On March 18, 1618, the Collegio received Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639), the ambassador of the King of Great Britain to the Republic of Venice, who had a rather odd request.
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Quarantine in the 1600s
Quarantine was the main method of prevention of the black plague in Venice, and the lazzaretti served that purpose.