195:, on which supper was served to the sound of music; Neptune and other deities were borne about on sea monsters, from whose open mouths spurted scented waters. The splendors of the palace amazed the Duke, who paid a visit to the musical library, the collection of instruments, the Conservatory, the printing-press, the church, and the theater. At the close of a great banquet there descended from the ceiling the representation of some monster of the air; it moved its head, claws, and tail, and came forward on its wings till it reached the middle of the hall, and was "a wonderful sight to see." There was a sham naval fight, too, between the Venetian and the Turkish galleys, races of barebacked horses, concerts, balls, serenades, and other brave shows.
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The entertainments which the patricians gave on special occasions at their country places sometimes exceeded in splendor the famous fetes in the palaces of Venice. For example ... Procurator Marco
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about half-past four, and found the great lake all lit up and with the
Bucintoro in the middle with its velvet draperies and its coat of arms. I entered the palace and found twenty chambers all furnished regally. I went on board the Bucintoro with many nobles; towards the lake was a garden, where
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canal facade in Venice. The more elaborate flanking wings were commissioned by Marco
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