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Venice notes: Alternating drips

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Saturday, December 09, 2006. There are especially Venetian. Patterns, which, still, are quite universal. When we're in Venice, they remind us of home. When we're home, they remind us of Venice. It's generally completely subconscious. When we peel back our conscious mind, and peek inside, we find it's the physical. Phenomena that resonates with us. Like all good patterns, I found this one in the shower. Probably time to change the plastic curtain. Now, something familiar to anyone who has spent too much t...

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Venice notes: Patterns in a picture II

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Thursday, November 23, 2006. Patterns in a picture II. It's a sunny day on the Grand Canal, in front of the the Palazzo bought by Peggy Guggenheim, and now housing her private collection. This is a very popular spot. What's happening? 1 Semi-public, semi-private. Anyone with a few euros can get into this private house turned museum. And yet, it's in Venice, and there are thousands of tourists outside, in the Dorsoduro sestiere. It's not obvious unless you're there, but this balcony is a beautiful gatheri...

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Venice notes: English words with Venetian origins

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Saturday, December 30, 2006. English words with Venetian origins. As far as I can tell, the modern meanings and usage of the following English words, come from Venice proper:. Another country was named after Venice: Venezuela, and many islands and cities. And, of course I'm leaving aside words that are still specific to Venice, and used only metaphorically otherwise: Gondola, Rialto, Doge, Magnifico, barcarole, etc. A light, warm scarlet is "Venetian red". Posted by Greg Bryant at 4:49 PM. Venice Monopol...

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Venice notes: Cozy refuge

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Monday, October 15, 2007. Certainly Venice is beautiful, but the unusual feeling. It has, for today's visitor, is that of one big home. Well, the whole world comes to visit, to take a breath, within this ideal cozy refuge. And it's ok that everyone comes here. Everyone seems to "fit in", because everyone has problems they need to run away from, and everyone needs a special place for their escape. Posted by Greg Bryant at 11:24 AM. Bernard n. shull. Eugene, Oregon, United States. View my complete profile.

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Venice notes: Pattern: conservatori

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006. Vivaldi's time in Venice is the subject of an upcoming hollywood biopic. With Joseph Fiennes playing Vivaldi. The movie's scope is Vivaldi's time directing the girl's orchestra at the Ospedale della Pietà. This was like an orphanage: the girls were wards of the state, given public purpose. Vivaldi put them to especially good 'use': no doubt they premiered the Four Seasons. These state wards were known as conservatori. In the worst of cases, they are given work that doesn't e...

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Venice notes: Patterns in a picture III

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Friday, November 24, 2006. Patterns in a picture III. I choose random photos here, purposely: Venice has so many overlapping good patterns, so much life, at such depth, that any glimpse of it, anywhere, reveals important principles. These are patterns that anyone can use, mutatis mutandis. For the good of their community. The great thing about a public square, or any gathering place, in this case a campo. 2 Sub-centers, active or vestigial. Posted by Greg Bryant at 8:50 PM. Eugene, Oregon, United States.

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Venice notes: Venetian tapestries

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Saturday, November 04, 2006. From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 1878. Make blood-red stains against the gray stones, turning them to white. They have served through victory feasts and holy-tides, have symbolized rejoicing over warrior and monk, but they still glow warm in the noon-time sun, for there is in them something sturdy and martial - the strong old democratic force that blots itelf darkly against the poor faded patrician fabrics. The history of the sea-city is inwrought with these stately arazzi.

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Venice notes: Advantage: courtesans

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006. In the 16th century there were apparently some 12,000 registered and taxed courtesans in the city. That's nearly a quarter of today's complete body of Venetian citizens. According an excellent chapter in Venice: The Tourist Maze. Courtesans began to flourish during the pilgrimages to the Holy Land, which set sail from Venice. They did well during the heydays of the Carnival and the Grand Tour . but now there are none in the city. The Museo d'Arte Erotica. An searchable Itali...

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Venice notes: Yes, Venice parties at night

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Sunday, May 13, 2007. Yes, Venice parties at night. Many people wander around Venice after sundown, looking for some nightlife. They look for businesses that might be open, other than restaurants, where people might be socializing. They head to San Marco, and they find nothing but others looking for the same thing. Well good news. There are two hotspots, awake late into the night. The other hotspot is far. Posted by Greg Bryant at 6:09 PM. Eugene, Oregon, United States. View my complete profile. Mondo No...