Monday, October 5, 2020

Archives of Venice

Truth Is King 24: Creating Article


The [[Venetian Republic]] maintained a record of diplomatic correspondence, which since 1817 has been housed in a former Franciscan convent, according to [[Rawdon Brown]] filling "no less than 298 of the spacious halls and chambers ... ." Brown further noted that, "the shelves occupy the whole of the space from floor to ceiling; the book-cases have a linear extent of 17,438 feet [more than 3.3 miles] and the volumes are stowed in double rows, so packed as to economize space to the utmost."<ref></ref>. This archive has proven a rich source of primary historical source for European<ref>[[Rawdon Brown]]</ref> and Middle Eastern history<ref></ref>.


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