Medievalists.net » Venice http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Patrician Purity and the Female Person in Early Renaissance Venice http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/patrician-purity-and-the-female-person-in-early-renaissance-venice/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/patrician-purity-and-the-female-person-in-early-renaissance-venice/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2015 03:51:41 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61348 This essay studies the Venetian patriciate’s enforcement of its exclusiveness and superior status by focusing on the purity and social standing on the women of the class.

The post Patrician Purity and the Female Person in Early Renaissance Venice appeared first on Medievalists.net.

]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/patrician-purity-and-the-female-person-in-early-renaissance-venice/feed/ 0 Movie Review: Dangerous Beauty http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/28/movie-review-dangerous-beauty/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/28/movie-review-dangerous-beauty/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:38:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60571 Late 16th century Venice, where a woman can be a nun, a wife or a courtesan. For Veronica Franco, the free spirited girl scorned by because of her lack of wealth, the choice is an obvious one...

The post Movie Review: Dangerous Beauty appeared first on Medievalists.net.

]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/28/movie-review-dangerous-beauty/feed/ 0 Genoa: The cog in the new medieval economy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:07:59 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60453 Journalist and author Nicholas Walton writes about medieval Genoa's economy, trade and role in the Black Death. Walton recently published a book on Genoese history entitled, "Genoa: La Superba"

The post Genoa: The cog in the new medieval economy appeared first on Medievalists.net.

]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/18/genoa-the-cog-in-the-new-medieval-economy/feed/ 0 Veronica Franco and the ‘Cortigiane Oneste’: Attaining Power through Prostitution in Sixteenth-Century Venice http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/12/veronica-franco-and-the-cortigiane-oneste-attaining-power-through-prostitution-in-sixteenth-century-venice/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/12/veronica-franco-and-the-cortigiane-oneste-attaining-power-through-prostitution-in-sixteenth-century-venice/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:36:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60351 Franco was a published author, a poet, and counted the King of France among her lovers.

The post Veronica Franco and the ‘Cortigiane Oneste’: Attaining Power through Prostitution in Sixteenth-Century Venice appeared first on Medievalists.net.

]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/12/veronica-franco-and-the-cortigiane-oneste-attaining-power-through-prostitution-in-sixteenth-century-venice/feed/ 0 BOOK REVIEW: Genoa ‘La Superba’: The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower by Nicholas Walton http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/book-review-genoa-la-superba-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-merchant-pirate-superpower-by-nicholas-walton/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/book-review-genoa-la-superba-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-merchant-pirate-superpower-by-nicholas-walton/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2015 15:54:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60262 While most books about Italy have been dedicated to tourist hubs like Milan, Florence, Rome, Sicily and Venice, Genoa with its rich history, rugged landscape, and tenacious residents, has been given only a passing mention.

The post BOOK REVIEW: Genoa ‘La Superba’: The Rise and Fall of a Merchant Pirate Superpower by Nicholas Walton appeared first on Medievalists.net.

]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/book-review-genoa-la-superba-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-merchant-pirate-superpower-by-nicholas-walton/feed/ 0 How I Built an Information Time Machine http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/how-i-built-an-information-time-machine/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/how-i-built-an-information-time-machine/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:31:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59764 Frederic Kaplan shows off the Venice Time Machine, a project to digitize 80 kilometers of books to create a historical and geographical simulation of Venice across 1000 years

The post How I Built an Information Time Machine appeared first on Medievalists.net.

]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/how-i-built-an-information-time-machine/feed/ 0 International trade and institutional change: Medieval Venice’s response to globalization http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/international-trade-and-institutional-change-medieval-venices-response-to-globalization/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/international-trade-and-institutional-change-medieval-venices-response-to-globalization/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:33:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59666 Venice has always presented two faces. As a great medieval trading centre its wealth was used to build not only beautiful architecture, but also remarkably modern institutions.

The post International trade and institutional change: Medieval Venice’s response to globalization appeared first on Medievalists.net.

]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/international-trade-and-institutional-change-medieval-venices-response-to-globalization/feed/ 0 Dyes, Diets and Deodorants: Venetian Beauty Secrets Revealed http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/08/dyes-diets-and-deodorants-venetian-beauty-secrets-revealed/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/08/dyes-diets-and-deodorants-venetian-beauty-secrets-revealed/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2015 00:53:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58784 If you think it's hard to keep up a beauty regime now, wait until you see what lengths the Venetians went to in order to be beautiful!

The post Dyes, Diets and Deodorants: Venetian Beauty Secrets Revealed appeared first on Medievalists.net.

]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/08/dyes-diets-and-deodorants-venetian-beauty-secrets-revealed/feed/ 0 The Secret Attack on Gallipoli in 1473 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/the-secret-attack-on-gallipoli-in-1473/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/the-secret-attack-on-gallipoli-in-1473/#comments Sun, 10 May 2015 15:49:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58164 During the Venetian-Ottoman wars, a group of seven men attempted a secret attack on the Ottoman base at Gallipoli. The attack did not go completely as planned...

The post The Secret Attack on Gallipoli in 1473 appeared first on Medievalists.net.

]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/10/the-secret-attack-on-gallipoli-in-1473/feed/ 0 Move over Milan! Late Medieval and Renaissance Fashion in Venice http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/03/move-milan-late-medieval-renaissance-fashion-venice/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/03/move-milan-late-medieval-renaissance-fashion-venice/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2015 13:30:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55162 Milan may be Italy's current fashion capital, but Venice had an important role to play in the development of the Italian fashion and textile industry since the late middle ages and renaissance period.

The post Move over Milan! Late Medieval and Renaissance Fashion in Venice appeared first on Medievalists.net.

]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/03/move-milan-late-medieval-renaissance-fashion-venice/feed/ 0