info , 14 days ago to histodons group A catalogue of Venetian prostitutes The Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia is a rather famous document from sometimes in the mid to late 1500s. The title translates as "Catalogue of all the principal and most honoured Courtesans of Venice." It is a list of some 212 women, with a rough indication of where they lived, whom to contact for their services, and their prices. It appears to have been a kind of tourist guide for men looking for a certain recreation, as the English ambassador Sir Wotton called it in 1618. #LeggiEMemorieVeneteSullaProstituzione #LawAndOrder #Prostitution #Sources #Translations #Venezia https://historywalksvenice.com/article/sources-and-publications/a-catalogue-of-venetian-prostitutes/
A catalogue of Venetian prostitutes
The Catalogo di tutte le principal et più honorate Cortigiane di Venetia is a rather famous document from sometimes in the mid to late 1500s. The title translates as "Catalogue of all the principal and most honoured Courtesans of Venice."
It is a list of some 212 women, with a rough indication of where they lived, whom to contact for their services, and their prices.
It appears to have been a kind of tourist guide for men looking for a certain recreation, as the English ambassador Sir Wotton called it in 1618.
#LeggiEMemorieVeneteSullaProstituzione #LawAndOrder #Prostitution #Sources #Translations #Venezia
https://historywalksvenice.com/article/sources-and-publications/a-catalogue-of-venetian-prostitutes/
info , 16 days ago to histodons group 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. The audience is described in the Venetian archives. #LaSerenissima #LawAndOrder #Laws #Prostitution #Sources #Translations #VenetianState #Venezia #Venice https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/an-earl-a-girl-and-a-gondola/
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.
The audience is described in the Venetian archives.
#LaSerenissima #LawAndOrder #Laws #Prostitution #Sources #Translations #VenetianState #Venezia #Venice
https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/an-earl-a-girl-and-a-gondola/
info , 3 months ago to histodons group Prostitution in Venice In ancient Venice prostitution was considered a necessary evil, where more harm would come from a ban than from a de facto acceptance #LifeCustomsAndWaysOfDoingThings #Carampane #Cortegiane #CouncilOfTen #Prostitution #Venezia #Venice https://historywalksvenice.com/article/prostitution-in-venice/
Prostitution in Venice
In ancient Venice prostitution was considered a necessary evil, where more harm would come from a ban than from a de facto acceptance
#LifeCustomsAndWaysOfDoingThings #Carampane #Cortegiane #CouncilOfTen #Prostitution #Venezia #Venice
https://historywalksvenice.com/article/prostitution-in-venice/