A guide that describes the dark, restricted spaces of the prisons of Palazzo Ducale, examining all the aspects of the life of prisoners in the city of Venice from the Middle Ages to the modern age. Japanese edition.
[The Prisons of the Doge’s Palace in Venice. Japanese edition] A description of the dark, restricted spaces of the prisons of Palazzo Ducale, including the Chamber of Torment, where both physical and psychological torture was applied, in keeping with the customs of the time. Some of the walls of the ancient cells still bear traces of the inscriptions left there by prisoners.
From harsh conditions to illnesses to the Confraternities that aided escape, the guide covers all the aspects of the life of prisoners in the city of Venice, from the Middle Ages to the modern age. Japanese edition.