tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post2788820581691474073..comments2024-03-26T11:15:19.282-07:00Comments on The Gondola Blog: Discovery on Lago MaggioreGondola Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851059697312050099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-88845174644365039962010-08-19T12:58:29.585-07:002010-08-19T12:58:29.585-07:00I don't think she's an authentic gondola b...I don't think she's an authentic gondola but a well done copy. Nereostaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528827868175353818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-76370604012078360382010-08-13T11:17:43.488-07:002010-08-13T11:17:43.488-07:00> Tremontin didn't add the asymmetry till t...> Tremontin didn't add the asymmetry till the mid 1800's.<br /><br />Probably like 1880's? Essentially when the city went bankrupt shortly after the italian reunification, venetians could no longer afford to keep TWO house gondoliers per boat.<br /><br />Furthermore, there wasn't any reason to hurry in the economically hybernated city, so a single oarsman was enough for walking pace speeds, even if the single-oar principle required new design, bended gondola hulls.<br /><br />After the solo gondolier change occured, suddenly there were so many seldom employed gondoliers in Venice, who stood by the canalside, waiting for a patron all day, hoping to earn some money to feed the family.<br /><br />Some months ago I found an e-copy of a 120-year old N.Y. Times article about that era, it was a sad reading.<br /><br />BTW: I have some doubts if a well-preserved wooden object can last 200+ years in close vicinity of water.<br /><br />Maybe if it was fully submerged in cold and anoxygenic water, but not in plan air with just a roof for protection? Shouldn't humidity destroy it?<br /><br />Probably just ask Gilberto Penzo about the Lago Maggiore royal "gondola"? He surely has some info about that.Tamáshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012640144696750753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156248092240493103.post-73464089257522256092010-08-13T10:35:41.337-07:002010-08-13T10:35:41.337-07:00Tremontin didn't add the asymmetry till the mi...Tremontin didn't add the asymmetry till the mid 1800's.Bepi Venexianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056107785608731462noreply@blogger.com