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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.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/sources-and-publications/a-catalogue-of-venetian-prostitutes/

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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.

The audience is described in the Venetian archives.

https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/an-earl-a-girl-and-a-gondola/

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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.

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The ASV Indice by Andrea da Mosto

The L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia : indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (shortened ASV Indice) by Andrea da Mosto is a very useful reference to all the major and minor institutions and offices of the Republic of Venice.

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The Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio

The Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio from 1829 is the essential dictionary of the late Venetian language for anybody trying to read old Venetian texts.

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The Lessico Veneto by Fabio Mutinelli

The Lessico Veneto — Lexicon of the Veneto — by Fabio Mutinelli from 1851 is another of those must-have books for anybody interested in Venetian history, which is exact why it was written.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-lessico-veneto-by-fabio-mutinelli/

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