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Title:
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Annotazioni
pescherecce
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Author:
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Angelo
Marella, (edited by Luigi Divari and Gilberto Penzo)
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Publisher:
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Il
Leggio, Sottomarina (Venezia)
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Date:
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1990
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Pages:
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224
+ 98
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Illustrations:
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134
b/w - 264 col.
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Format:
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21
x 29.5 brochure
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Subject:
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Annotated
and illustrated edition of a 19th-Century manuscript
describing the vessels, the fishing and navigational
techniques, and the equipment of the fishermen of
Chioggia. Includes colour reproductions of more than
a thousand original sail designs with the names of
the fishermen of the era.
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Price (€):
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45
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Title:
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Il
Bragosso
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Author:
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Gilberto
Penzo
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Publisher:
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Il
Leggio, Sottomarina (Venice)
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Date:
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1992
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Pages:
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250
+ two separate drawings.
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Illustrations:
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145
b/w + 70 col.
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Format:
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31.5
x 21 rilegato
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Subject:
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History,
description and construction of the hull, rigging
and sails of the most widely-used fishing boat of
the Adriatic, as well as a description of the life
of the boatbuilders and fishermen of Chioggia.
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Reviews:
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Il
Piccolo di Trieste
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Price (€):
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45
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Title:
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Barche
Veneziane. Catalogo illustrato dei piani di
costruzione. Venetian
Boats. An illustrated catalogue
of
draughts.
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Author:
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Gilberto
Penzo
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Publisher:
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Il
Leggio, Sottomarina (Ve)
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Date:
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2002
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Pages:
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256
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Illustrations:
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195
line drawings, 1 photograph in b/n. and 4 in colour.
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Format:
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24,5
x 22, brochure.
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Subject:
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Construction
plans of existing and historical boats of the
Northern Adriatic.
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Notes:
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Full
text in English
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Price (€):
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28
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Title:
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Forcole
Remi e Voga alla Veneta.
Venetian
Oarlocks, Oars and Rowing Techniques.
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Author:
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Gilberto
Penzo
with Saverio Pastor
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Publisher:
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Il
Leggio, Sottomarina (Ve)
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Date:
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1997
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Pages:
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112
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Illustrations:
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146
b/w, 22 colour.
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Format:
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24.5
x 21.5, brochure.
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Subject:
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Describes
Venetian rowing techniques and how the oars and fórcole
- the special rowlocks used in the Venetian Lagoon -
are made. Each fórcola,
ancient or modern, is illustrated with a brief
description and two photographs.
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Reviews:
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Il
Gazzettino
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Notes:
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Full
text in English.
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Price (€):
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28
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Title:
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Venetian
Ship. An Illustrated Catalogue of Draughts
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Author:
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Gilberto
Penzo
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Publisher:
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Lint
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Date:
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2000
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Pages:
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160
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Illustrations:
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195
b/w, 8 in colour.
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Format:
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28
x 21.5, Hardback.
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Subject:
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The
'twin' of the book about Venetian boats, this is the
first systematic and illustrated catalogue of
original construction plans of ancient Venetian
ships.
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Reviews:
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Il
Corriere della Sera |
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Notes:
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Full
text in English.
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Price (€):
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32.02
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Title:
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La
gondola. Storia, progettazione e costruzione della
più straordinaria imbarcazione tradizionale di
Venezia.
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Author:
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Gilberto
Penzo
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Publisher:
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Istituzione
per la conservazione della gondola e la tutela del
gondoliere.
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Date:
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1999.
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Pages:
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253.
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Illustrations:
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Total
of 400 drawings and photos in b/w and colour.
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Format:
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24.5
x 29.5 cm
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Subject:
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Detailed
description of the historical evolution of the
gondola, its construction, its fittings, and the
variants of this elegant boat.
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Reviews:
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Il
Gazzettino
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Notes:
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Hardback
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Price (€):
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52
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Title:
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Libro
de rason de galie et nave de ogni sorte
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Autori:
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Todaro
de Nicolò, edited by Gilberto Penzo and Mauro
Bondioli.
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Publisher:
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Il
Leggio
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Date:
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To
be published.
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Pages:
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Illustrations:
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Format:
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Notes:
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Subject:
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Anastatic
edition of a 16th-Century manuscript of Venetian
naval architecture with parallel transcription.
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Price (€):
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Title:
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Vaporetti
- un secolo di trasporto pubblico nella laguna di Venezia
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Author:
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Gilberto
Penzo
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Publisher:
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Il
Leggio
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Date:
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2004
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Pages:
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255
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Illustrations:
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Total
of 320 photographs in colour, b/w and tehnical
drawings.
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Format:
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24x32
cm
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Subject:
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Historical
and technical descriptions of the entire fleet, past
and present, of Venetian water buses (vaporetti).
Each vessel, from the first French ones of 1882 to
the present day, is described with original
technical drawings, photographs and reconstructions
in 3D graphics.
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Reviews:
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La
Nuova di Venezia
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Price (€):
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50
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Title:
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Maestri
d'ascia. Costruire barche a Venezia
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Author:
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Gilberto
Penzo, Francesco Polo, Francesca Scarpa, Matteo
Tamassia
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Publisher:
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Confartigianato,
Marsilio
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Date:
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2006
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Pages:
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112
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Illustrations:
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b/w,
colour
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Format:
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24x29
cm
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Subject:
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A
panorama of the world of boatyards and the master
boatbuilders
(maestri
d’ascia)
who worked in them. The book examines the
traditional construction techniques, the families of
boatbuilders (squerarioli),
the current situation and the future of this noble
art.
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Price (€):
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25
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