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Venice, Cita Excelentissima: Selections from the Renaissance Diaries of Marin Sanudo
When Venice was both a center of Renaissance culture and a gathering place for news from around the world, Marin Sanudo tried to write everything down. He was the finest diarist of his time, with a keen eye for the everyday and the monumental alike. "Venice, Cit? Excelentissima" offers a broad and engaging introduction to Sanudo's detailed observations of life in
...moreHardcover, 598 pages
Published
June 6th 2008
by Johns Hopkins University Press
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"February 1, 1499 (2:391) This morning at Rialto a considerable crowd gathered at this bank to withdraw money, but even by a late hour none of the Garzoni [the owners] had come to the bank. Therefore, everyone became suspicious, and there was much grumbling throughout the city. And I do not wish to neglect recording that 500 ducats that my mother had received from a legacy had been deposited in this bank. Since I know what was happening, I ordered ser Lunardo, my brother, to w...more
"February 1, 1499 (2:391) This morning at Rialto a considerable crowd gathered at this bank to withdraw money, but even by a late hour none of the Garzoni [the owners] had come to the bank. Therefore, everyone became suspicious, and there was much grumbling throughout the city. And I do not wish to neglect recording that 500 ducats that my mother had received from a legacy had been deposited in this bank. Since I know what was happening, I ordered ser Lunardo, my brother, to w...more
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