Okey, Thomas, 1852-1935 · London, J. M. Dent ; New York, E. P. Dutton · leaf 430
ardens, stood the oldgranaries of the Republic. We turnE.,cross thePonte dellaPaglia(straw)where the barges laden with strawused to unload, and reach the Rivadegli Schiavoni, in olden times themost bustling quarter of Venice.Here lived the Schiavoni (Dalmatiansailors), who manned the galleonsand… … M.E. RIVA DEGLI SCHIAVONI 291 with stables, much patronised by English pilgrims, for horseswere then almost as common in Venice as in other meditevaltowns. Several of the Doges had the finest stables in Italy,and horses and mules were largely used by the Venetians.There was no wide Riva ^ in those…
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