[29] Perhaps both Corner and the Padre founded their diluted information on the short sentence of Sansovino: "Finalmente, l'anno 1075, fu ridotta a perfezione da Paolo Barbetta, sul modello del corpo di mezzo della chiesa di S. Marco." Sansovino, however, gives 842, instead of 864, as the date of the first rebuilding. [30] Or at least for its principal families. Vide Appendix 8, "Early Venetian Marriages." [31] "Nazionale quasi la ceremonia, perciocche per essa nuovi difensori ad acquistar andava la patria, sostegni nuovi le leggi, la Liberta."--_Mutinelli._ [32] "Vestita, _per antico uso_, di bianco, e con chiome sparse giù per le spalle, conteste con fila d'oro." "Dressed according to ancient usage in white, and with her hair thrown down upon her shoulders, interwoven with threads of gold." This was when she was first brought out of her chamber to be seen by the guests invited to the espousals. "And when the form of the espousal has been gone through, she is led, to the sound of pipes and trumpets, and other musical instruments, round the room, _dancing serenely all the time, and bowing herself before the guests_ (ballando placidamente, e facendo inchini ai convitati); and so she returns to her chamber: and when other guests have arrived, she again comes forth, and makes the circuit of the chamber. And this is repeated for an hour or somewhat more; and then, accompanied by many ladies who wait for her, she enters a gondola without its felze (canopy), and, seated on a somewhat raised seat covered with carpets, with a great number of gondolas following her, she goes to visit the monasteries and convents, wheresoever she has any relations." [33] Sansovino. [34] English, "Malmsey." The reader will find a most amusing account of the negotiations between the English and Venetians, touching the supply of London with this wine, in Mr. Brown's translation of the Giustiniani papers. See Appendix IX. [35] "XV. diebus et octo diebus ante festum Mariarum omni anno."--_Galliciolli._ The same precautions were taken before the feast of the Ascension. [36] Casa Vittura. [37] The keystone of the arch on its western side, facing the canal. [38] The inscriptions are as follows: To the left of the reader. "VINCENTIUS CAPELLUS MARITIMARUM RERUM PERITISSIMUS ET ANTIQUORUM LAUDIBUS PAR, TRIREMIUM ONERARIA RUM PRÆFECTUS, AB HENRICO VII. BRI TANNIÆ REGE INSIGNE DONATUS CLAS SIS LEGATUS V. IMP. DESIG. TER CLAS SEM DEDUXIT, COLLAPSAM NAVALEM DIS CIPLINAM RESTITUIT, AD ZACXINTHUM AURIÆ CÆSARIS LEGATO PRISCAM VENETAM VIRTUTEM OSTENDIT." To the right of the reader.