venecia - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 16:06:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg venecia - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 The wedding at Cana https://historylab.es/the-wedding-at-cana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-wedding-at-cana Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:03 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/las-bodas-de-cana/ Cultural history

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]]> An immense painting by Paolo Caliari the Veronese, intended for the refectory of the monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. The New Testament episode is set in lavish Palladian architecture and among the guests he portrays sovereigns, artists and himself among the musicians. He mixes the biblical narrative with anachronisms that reflect the apotheosis of Venetian art.

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]]> Cities where Francesc Veray’s books were printed (1787) https://historylab.es/cities-where-francesc-verays-books-were-printed-1787/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cities-where-francesc-verays-books-were-printed-1787 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:25 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/ciudades-en-las-que-se-imprimieron-los-libros-de-francesc-veray-1787/ Table showing the cities where the books in Francesc Veray's library were printed in 1787

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]]> Through the analysis of the personal book collection of Francesc Veray, vicar general of the bishopric of Girona, it is possible to establish the formats, places and dates of printing of the copies in his library. This data is of great interest as it provides unpublished information on the international book trade and the dissemination of printed copies at the time.
Thanks to the data collected in the document describing Frances Veray’s library, the main publishing centres of the 17th and 18th centuries can be seen, as well as the real capacity to spread these publishing imprints through international trade networks.
32.3% of the works analysed were printed in Venice, while 16% were printed in Lyon, making up 44.2% of the total between the two cities. By country, 38% of the volumes came from Italy, followed by Spain with 24.2%, France with 17.7%, Geneva with 13% and Germanic cities with 2.3% of the total. Within our borders, Catalan and Madrid printers stand out.
The predominance of Venice as the main publishing centre occurred especially during the 18th century, due to its great publishing capacity and the already established publishing trade networks that it possessed, both being the fundamental causes of this primacy in its printing presses.

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]]> Assassin’s Creed II https://historylab.es/assassins-creed-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=assassins-creed-ii Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:29 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/assassins-creed-ii/ Third-person action videogame, depicting different aspects of life in the Modern Age

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]]> Second installment in the Assassin’s Creed series, which begins the story of Ezio Auditore, a member of the fictional Order of Assassins. It improves the graphics engine, mechanics and gameplay compared to the first title, achieving a better dynamism, a richer atmosphere, a meticulous recreation of cities and interaction with the environment and characters. The plot is set in Italian cities such as Florence, Monteriggioni, Venice and San Gimignano during the second half of the 15th century, with the Pazzi Conspiracy against the Medici family as the central theme. Prominent characters such as Lorenzo and Julian de Medici, Francesco de Pazzi, Leonardo da Vinci, Catherine Sforza and Pope Alexander VI appear throughout the game.

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