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  • 1729 map of Venice

    • May 25, 2019
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      A great downloadable map of Venice from the Library of Congress (shows principal buildings, gardens, foot bridges, etc) - here.  Casanova would have been 4-years-old at the time this map was produced.   ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. 27 long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are
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  • Casanova’s lottery

    • May 4, 2019
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    This transcript of the 2003 Nora and Edward Ryerson Lecture of the University of Chicago takes a close look at the Paris lottery that Casanova was instrumental in founding – here.   Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here.  27 long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are freely available here.
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  • Casanova Symposium

    • April 20, 2019
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      For those of you who are fans of both Venice and Casanova why not visit ‘Casanova In Place: A Symposium in Venice’, 28-30 June, 2019.  Details here.   ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. 27 long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are freely available here.   #venice #mask
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