The shores of the Adriatic, the Austrian side : the Kèustenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia (1908)
Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton), 1848-1923 · New York : E.P. Dutton · leaf 134
ith a wall fallingsheer to the sea; this wall was still in existence in1483, and was seen by Sanudo, but it was destroyedsoon after. Venice gradually laid a heavier hand onthis part of the eastern shore of the Adriatic, and,though the citizens struggled to retain their independ-ence, the year 1283… … MEDIi^VAL WALLS 95 date from 1464 and 1466, and bear the figure of S.George on one, and S. Marks lion on the other, with thearms of the podestas who ruled in those years. Onthe base of the Venetian standard the measures oflength then in use are engraved. The standards formeasures of capacity were…
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