Wonders of bodily strength and skill, in all ages and countries (1885)
Depping, Guillaume, 1829-1901, Russell, Charles, tr · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 178
ldof a marvellous performance by a Portuguese at Milanbefore the ambassadors of Charles VII. of France. . Each nation preferred foreigners for acrobatic feats.The Londoners, for example, chose a native of Aragon,the Parisians a Genoese, and the Italians a Portuguese.Thjse last were, however, so… … ROPE DANC^.. ..T VENICE.(From a picture of the Period.) ROPE DANCERS IN THE MIDDLE AGES. 177 of St. Mark, the patron of the town, in presence of thedoge, the senate, and the foreign ambassadors. During thetime of the carnival similar performances took place, buthere the real merit of rope dancing…
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