FAH341H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Maritime Republics
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3 general questions to be addressed in this course. Map of venice, colour coded to indicate groupings of parishes. Professions tended to cluster, for example fishermen would live in one general area. Lagoon in which its located is a sort of micro climate. Barbari map - made of 6 sheets of woodcut, one of the largest in size. Very meticulous bird"s-eye view, note this was all calculated on land. Mythological elements, winds blowing from different directions (commercial city). 6 on syllabus, columbia website, can zoom into this map. At this time this is largely a medieval city. very dense, with very little open space except for. Clearly, venetians had great pride for their city by making such a monumental map. Image - bellini"s procession in piazza of st. marco. Venice celebrates itself with parades in the piazza. Note great detail of facade of st. marco. According to venetian myth st. mark had passed through the lagoon and blessed it.
