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''This article contains information on the Church Floor Artifacts of Venice.''
''For a list of Churches in Venice, see [[Churches]].''
''For information on a typical artifact, see [[Church Floor Artifact]].''


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An artifact is anything that was inlaided into the floor after construction. Typically, they contain inscriptions or are a different shape or material than the surrounding floor. Venetian church floor artifacts can be broken down into two categories, tombs and plaques.  One of the reasons visitors choose to enter the churches of Venice is to view the artwork they contain.  The artwork is not limited to sculptures and paintings displayed at eye level on the walls of building or on podiums in public squares.  Many of Venice’s relics are found below eye level, in the floors of churches.  Venetians used the materials available to decorate all aspects of their lives, including the ground they walked on. Some of these floor artifacts go unnoticed by visitors because they are overwhelmed by the other sights around them and forget to look at what is below their feet.  Overlooking the floors of churches has not only allowed these pieces to slip out of the minds of visitors, but has also led to neglect in their care and protection.
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==Tombs==
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A tomb, or ''tomba'', is the most common form of floor artifact. These tomb artifacts are do not always mark and actual grave, but might be a representation of a parishoner's dedication to their church. Since this is the case, a tomb marker may be either a large rectangle, giving the illusion that it does mark and eternal resting place, or a small square in remembrance of the deceased. Below is an example of both cases.
|label1  = Churches with Assessed Artifacts
|data1  = 74
|label2  = Total Number of Artifacts
|data2  = 2221
|label3  = Number of Tombs
|data3  = 1724
|label4  = Number of Plaques
|data4  = 497


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File:DONA K5.JPG| A rectangular tomb
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File:GIGL B4.JPG| A smaller tomb marker
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==Plaques==
The artwork in Venetian churches is not limited to sculptures and paintings displayed on the walls. Many artifacts are found below eye level, in the floors. Venetians used every surface available to decorate all aspects of their lives, including the ground they walked on. In the floors of Venetian churches, two types of artifacts can be found: the more common artifacts is a tombstone, marking a Venetian’s final resting place. These markers are from when burials were still allowed inside city centers and usually contain the individual’s full name, date of birth and date of death. Other information, such as the person’s occupation, can be found on some of the more elaborate pieces. Additionally, plaques are inlaid in church floors which contain information about important events, such as the beginning of construction or prominent contributors. Many of the artifacts are carved into tiles, usually marble or limestone, to compliment the surrounding floor pattern in order to distinguish them as a [[Church Floor Artifact]]. Different color marbles, such as red, white or black, were used to set the markers apart from the rest of the floor while still keeping a uniform appearance throughout the church.<ref>Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin.  ''Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts.'' An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.</ref>
[[File:GESU 26.JPG|thumb|right|An Example Plaque from SS. Nome di Gesu]]
A plaque, or ''placca'', is the second type of artifact. A plaque has an inscription, but is not an tomb. They often represent years of construction/restoration or prominent contributors. Plaques are less common than tombs, and are often smaller slabs. Below is an example of a plaque.


==Churches with Artifacts==


The map below shows the churches of Venice, excluding the Lagoon islands, represented as vertical bars, where the height of each church building corresponds to the number of floor artifacts found in the church. For example, the tallest bar on the graph corresponds to the [[Church of San Zanipolo]] (Santi Giovanni e Paolo) in Castello which has 207 church floor artifacts. Of the represented churches, the average number of artifacts is 30. At the other extreme, there are two churches, [[Church of San Luca]] and [[Church of Redentore]], that only have one artifact each.<ref>Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin. Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts. An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.</ref>
[[File:Church Heights by Artifact.jpg|600px|center| Church Floor Heigh v. Number of Artifacts]]




==Statistical Data==


[[File:Color Coded Graph (2).jpg|300px|thumb|right|Distribution of Artifact Condition]]The artifacts were divided into five categories as described on the [[Church Floor Artifact]] page. The picture to the right depicts how the five categories are organized. The three middle categories, high damage, intermediate damage and low damage, were determined to be the best candidates for preservation efforts. The two categories on the outside, excessive damage and minimal damage were determined to have either sustained too much damage, or not enough damage, and therefore would not be a productive use of preservation resources.




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==Condition Evaluation==
In order to create a ranked list of artifact damage, we created an equation that takes into account five different types of damage assessed by past projects.  The types of damage are fading and wear, text readability, cracks, holes and joint gaps. After using the following equation to standarize the rankings assigned to each artifact, the conditions were divided into five categories of damage.


(0.25)(Fading and wear)+(0.25)(Readability) +(0.20)(Cracks)+(0.05)(Holes)+(0.20)(Joint gaps)




The five categories of damage are as follows:
===Condition Evaluation===


The graph below shows the number of artifacts per church in each of the three middle categories.  The red bars correspond to the high damage category, orange to intermediate damage and yellow to low damage. The taller bars represent churches with a large quantity of damaged artifacts. It is very clear that GIOV, [[Church of San Zanipolo]], has the highest number of artifacts in the high damage category, as well as many artifacts in the intermediate and low damage catagories. Therefore, the floor of this church is a strong candidate for restoration.  Additionally, the churches APOS, [[Church of Santi Apostoli]], SALV, [[Church of San Salvador]], SCAL, [[Church of Gli Scalzi]], TOLE, [[Church of Tolentini]], FAVA, [[Church of La Fava]], and MARC, [[Church of San Marcuola]], all have red and yellow columns that are significantly higher than the other churches. These higher bars represent the church floors with many highly damaged artifacts and would benefit from preservation efforts.<ref>Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin. Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts. An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.</ref>


Excessive Damage- The artifact has already been restored to its fullest potential or the artifact is too far degraded that no more information would be saved if the artifact were to undergo restoration




High Damage- The artifact is in need of preservation in order to maintain the image or text visable on the artifact. The text is still readable, but is in danger of being worn away.
[[File:Distribution of Damage per Church.jpg|800px|center|amount of damage]]


In addition to the number of artifacts per church in the high damage category, the percent of artifacts in the high damage category was studied. The results of this are seen in the graph below. This analysis removed some of the bias of the previous figure based on simply the quantity of artifacts in a church, resulting in only the churches with the highest number of total artifacts showing the highest number of highly damaged artifacts. APOS, [[Church of Santi Apostoli]], CAPP, [[Church of Le Cappuccine]], GREC, [[Church of Greci]], LUCA, [[Church of San Luca]], POLO, [[Church of San Polo]], and REDE, [[Church of Redentore]] all have a high percentage of the artifacts in their floors in the high damage category. A high percentage of highly damaged artifacts causes these church floors to be considered a high priority for preservation. Bias does exist in this graph as well, since churches such as [[Church of San Luca]] and [[Church of Redentore]] both have 100% high damage artifacts but only have one artifact.<ref>Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin. Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts. An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.</ref>
[[File:Percentage_artifacts-_presentation_snip.PNG ‎|800px|center|percentage of damage]]


Intermediate Damage- The artifact has sustained some damage in any of the above types of damage, but is still mostly readable. Preservation could occur, but the artifact is not yet in critical condition.
Looking at both graphs and comparing the results, the [[Churches]] that have the highest need for preservation become evident. The [[Church of Santi Apostoli]] emerged as a high priority for both the quantity and percentage of high damage artifacts analysis. Therefore, the [[Church of Santi Apostoli]]is a strong candidate for preservation efforts.<ref>Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin.  ''Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts.'' An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.</ref>




Low Damage- The artifact has very little damage on its surface. The text is nearly flawless and only minimal efforts would need to be made inorder to maintain the condition of the artifact
===Church Floor Height===


Many churches have been rebuilt or undergone extensive renovations since they were first constructed. A common aspect of renovation was to raise the floor of the church, by either removing the old floor, or building on top of it. It stands to reason that these new floors would contain fewer artifacts, as they have not been in the church for as many years, and therefore would not contain as many artifacts. A weak correlation exists between the elevation of Venetian church floors and the condition of the artifacts in the floor as seen in the graph below. The red bars correspond to the average artifact damage score of each church, while the blue line represents the floor height of that particular church. As the blue line increases across the graph, the damage to the artifacts per church decreases slightly. Further analysis of when these floors were renovated might provide more insight as to a stronger correlation. <ref>Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin. Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts. An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.</ref>
[[File:Floor_heights-_presentation_snip.PNG|800px|center|churches with artifacts]]


Minimal Damage- The artifact has hardly any damage, all the text and art work is readable. At this time, there is no need for preservation.  
==Map==
There are 74 churches in the city of Venice that have assessed church floor artifacts, six of which are located on the Lagoon islands. Below is a map where one can find the location of the churches with assessed artifacts. The 65 churches that are not shown on this map are either churches that are known to not have artifacts or churches with floors that could not be viewed to determine if artifacts are present in their floors. All of these churches can be found on the [[Churches]] page.<ref>Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin.  ''Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts.'' An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.</ref>


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45.432596,12.315829|[[Church of San Nicolo dei Mendicoli]]
45.433282,12.316219|[[Church of Le Teresa]]
45.431996,12.320083|[[Church of San Sebastiano]]
45.4453,12.320104|[[Church of San Giobbe]]
45.437806,12.321831|[[Church of Tolentini]]
45.441437,12.322011|[[Church of Gli Scalzi]]
45.433754,12.322091|[[Church of Carmini]]
45.43139,12.323435|[[Church of Ognisanti]]
45.426919,12.323616|[[Church of Sant'Eufemia]]
45.447246,12.323993|[[Church of Le Cappuccine]]
45.440825,12.324395|[[Church of San Simeon Grando]]
45.432053,12.324449|[[Church of Le Romite]]
45.435999,12.32449|[[Church of San Pantalon]]
45.442725,12.325268|[[Church of San Geremia]]
45.433209,12.325297|[[Church of San Barnaba]]
45.436997,12.325308|[[Church of San Rocco]]
45.430902,12.325918|[[Church of San Trovaso]]
45.438214,12.326034|[[Church of San Giovanni Evangelista]]
45.437114,12.326665|[[Church of Frari]]
45.429404,12.327164|[[Church of Gesuati]]
45.440306,12.327367|[[Church of San Giacomo dell'Orio]]
45.441751,12.327774|[[Church of San Zandegola]]
45.429983,12.328113|[[Church of Sant'Agnese]]
45.443226,12.328588|[[Church of San Marcuola]]
45.448149,12.329014|[[Church of Sant'Alvise]]
45.432436,12.329398|[[Church of S. Vidal]]
45.43721,12.329532|[[Church of San Polo]]
45.440238,12.330371|[[Church of Maria Mater Domini]]
45.441525,12.330671|[[Church of San Stae]]
45.425518,12.330747|[[Church of San Trinità]]
45.43372,12.331042|[[Church of San Stefano]]
45.433087,12.33157|[[Church of San Maurizio]]
45.439702,12.332063|[[Church of San Cassian]]
45.443051,12.33218|[[Church of Santa Fosca in Cannaregio]]
45.425212,12.332451|[[Church of Redentore]]
45.446591,12.332526|[[Church of La Madonna dell'Orto]]
45.43274,12.332753|[[Church of Santa Maria Zobenigo]]
45.44388,12.33288|[[Church of San Marziale]]
45.441723,12.333379|[[Church of San Felice]]
45.435839,12.333649|[[Church of San Luca]]
45.430179,12.334035|[[Church of Catecumeni]]
45.438711,12.334383|[[Church of San Giovanni Elemosinario]]
45.43102,12.334754|[[Church of La Salute]]
45.441087,12.335001|[[Church of Santa Sofia]]
45.424921,12.33516|[[Church of La Croce]]
45.438598,12.33531|[[Church of San Giacometo di Rialto]]
45.433134,12.336048|[[Church of San Moisè]]
45.437731,12.336229|[[Church of San Bartolomeo]]
45.43688,12.336506|[[Church of San Salvador]]
45.439155,12.337227|[[Church of San Giovanni Grisostomo]]
45.437064,12.338003|[[Church of La Fava]]
45.437617,12.33846|[[Church of San Lio]]
45.440161,12.338539|[[Church of San Canciano]]
45.435956,12.338582|[[Church of San Zulian]]
45.439566,12.339194|[[Church of Miracoli]]
45.443633,12.339254|[[Church of Gesuiti]]
45.43959,12.34153|[[Church of San Zanipolo]]
45.4414,12.342468|[[Church of Mendicanti]]
45.429642,12.342646|[[Church of San Giorgio]]
45.438842,12.342818|[[Church of L'Ospedalletto]]
45.434724,12.343557|[[Church of San Zaccaria]]
45.435571,12.344636|[[Church of Greci]]
45.434311,12.344963|[[Church of La Pietà]]
45.43621,12.345968|[[Church of San Giorgio degli Schiavoni]]
45.434455,12.346797|[[Church of La Bragora]]
45.449286,12.346882|[[Church of San Michele]]
45.438457,12.347661|[[Church of La Vigna]]
45.434662,12.348949|[[Church of San Martino]]
45.45502,12.352626|[[Church of San Pietro Martire]]
45.432958,12.354037|[[Church of San Francesco di Paula]]
45.430633,12.357167|[[Church of San Giuseppe]]
45.457527,12.357232|[[Church of San Donato]]
45.434805,12.359779|[[Church of San Pietro di Castello]]
45.498368,12.418744|[[Church of Santa Fosca in Torcello]]
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==See Also==
*[[Churches]]
*[[Church Floor Artifact]]
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==References==


==See Also==
<references/>
[[Churches (model)]]
 
==Bibliography==
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Latest revision as of 21:59, 2 January 2013

This article contains information on the Church Floor Artifacts of Venice. For a list of Churches in Venice, see Churches. For information on a typical artifact, see Church Floor Artifact.

Church Floor Artifacts
Churches with Assessed Artifacts 74
Total Number of Artifacts 2221
Number of Tombs 1724
Number of Plaques 497
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The artwork in Venetian churches is not limited to sculptures and paintings displayed on the walls. Many artifacts are found below eye level, in the floors. Venetians used every surface available to decorate all aspects of their lives, including the ground they walked on. In the floors of Venetian churches, two types of artifacts can be found: the more common artifacts is a tombstone, marking a Venetian’s final resting place. These markers are from when burials were still allowed inside city centers and usually contain the individual’s full name, date of birth and date of death. Other information, such as the person’s occupation, can be found on some of the more elaborate pieces. Additionally, plaques are inlaid in church floors which contain information about important events, such as the beginning of construction or prominent contributors. Many of the artifacts are carved into tiles, usually marble or limestone, to compliment the surrounding floor pattern in order to distinguish them as a Church Floor Artifact. Different color marbles, such as red, white or black, were used to set the markers apart from the rest of the floor while still keeping a uniform appearance throughout the church.[1]

Churches with Artifacts

The map below shows the churches of Venice, excluding the Lagoon islands, represented as vertical bars, where the height of each church building corresponds to the number of floor artifacts found in the church. For example, the tallest bar on the graph corresponds to the Church of San Zanipolo (Santi Giovanni e Paolo) in Castello which has 207 church floor artifacts. Of the represented churches, the average number of artifacts is 30. At the other extreme, there are two churches, Church of San Luca and Church of Redentore, that only have one artifact each.[2]

Church Floor Heigh v. Number of Artifacts
Church Floor Heigh v. Number of Artifacts


Statistical Data

Distribution of Artifact Condition

The artifacts were divided into five categories as described on the Church Floor Artifact page. The picture to the right depicts how the five categories are organized. The three middle categories, high damage, intermediate damage and low damage, were determined to be the best candidates for preservation efforts. The two categories on the outside, excessive damage and minimal damage were determined to have either sustained too much damage, or not enough damage, and therefore would not be a productive use of preservation resources.








Condition Evaluation

The graph below shows the number of artifacts per church in each of the three middle categories. The red bars correspond to the high damage category, orange to intermediate damage and yellow to low damage. The taller bars represent churches with a large quantity of damaged artifacts. It is very clear that GIOV, Church of San Zanipolo, has the highest number of artifacts in the high damage category, as well as many artifacts in the intermediate and low damage catagories. Therefore, the floor of this church is a strong candidate for restoration. Additionally, the churches APOS, Church of Santi Apostoli, SALV, Church of San Salvador, SCAL, Church of Gli Scalzi, TOLE, Church of Tolentini, FAVA, Church of La Fava, and MARC, Church of San Marcuola, all have red and yellow columns that are significantly higher than the other churches. These higher bars represent the church floors with many highly damaged artifacts and would benefit from preservation efforts.[3]


amount of damage
amount of damage

In addition to the number of artifacts per church in the high damage category, the percent of artifacts in the high damage category was studied. The results of this are seen in the graph below. This analysis removed some of the bias of the previous figure based on simply the quantity of artifacts in a church, resulting in only the churches with the highest number of total artifacts showing the highest number of highly damaged artifacts. APOS, Church of Santi Apostoli, CAPP, Church of Le Cappuccine, GREC, Church of Greci, LUCA, Church of San Luca, POLO, Church of San Polo, and REDE, Church of Redentore all have a high percentage of the artifacts in their floors in the high damage category. A high percentage of highly damaged artifacts causes these church floors to be considered a high priority for preservation. Bias does exist in this graph as well, since churches such as Church of San Luca and Church of Redentore both have 100% high damage artifacts but only have one artifact.[4]

percentage of damage
percentage of damage

Looking at both graphs and comparing the results, the Churches that have the highest need for preservation become evident. The Church of Santi Apostoli emerged as a high priority for both the quantity and percentage of high damage artifacts analysis. Therefore, the Church of Santi Apostoliis a strong candidate for preservation efforts.[5]


Church Floor Height

Many churches have been rebuilt or undergone extensive renovations since they were first constructed. A common aspect of renovation was to raise the floor of the church, by either removing the old floor, or building on top of it. It stands to reason that these new floors would contain fewer artifacts, as they have not been in the church for as many years, and therefore would not contain as many artifacts. A weak correlation exists between the elevation of Venetian church floors and the condition of the artifacts in the floor as seen in the graph below. The red bars correspond to the average artifact damage score of each church, while the blue line represents the floor height of that particular church. As the blue line increases across the graph, the damage to the artifacts per church decreases slightly. Further analysis of when these floors were renovated might provide more insight as to a stronger correlation. [6]

churches with artifacts
churches with artifacts

Map

There are 74 churches in the city of Venice that have assessed church floor artifacts, six of which are located on the Lagoon islands. Below is a map where one can find the location of the churches with assessed artifacts. The 65 churches that are not shown on this map are either churches that are known to not have artifacts or churches with floors that could not be viewed to determine if artifacts are present in their floors. All of these churches can be found on the Churches page.[7]

<display_map height=600 zoom=14 centre=45.440155,12.345403> 45.432596,12.315829|Church of San Nicolo dei Mendicoli 45.433282,12.316219|Church of Le Teresa 45.431996,12.320083|Church of San Sebastiano 45.4453,12.320104|Church of San Giobbe 45.437806,12.321831|Church of Tolentini 45.441437,12.322011|Church of Gli Scalzi 45.433754,12.322091|Church of Carmini 45.43139,12.323435|Church of Ognisanti 45.426919,12.323616|Church of Sant'Eufemia 45.447246,12.323993|Church of Le Cappuccine 45.440825,12.324395|Church of San Simeon Grando 45.432053,12.324449|Church of Le Romite 45.435999,12.32449|Church of San Pantalon 45.442725,12.325268|Church of San Geremia 45.433209,12.325297|Church of San Barnaba 45.436997,12.325308|Church of San Rocco 45.430902,12.325918|Church of San Trovaso 45.438214,12.326034|Church of San Giovanni Evangelista 45.437114,12.326665|Church of Frari 45.429404,12.327164|Church of Gesuati 45.440306,12.327367|Church of San Giacomo dell'Orio 45.441751,12.327774|Church of San Zandegola 45.429983,12.328113|Church of Sant'Agnese 45.443226,12.328588|Church of San Marcuola 45.448149,12.329014|Church of Sant'Alvise 45.432436,12.329398|Church of S. Vidal 45.43721,12.329532|Church of San Polo 45.440238,12.330371|Church of Maria Mater Domini 45.441525,12.330671|Church of San Stae 45.425518,12.330747|Church of San Trinità 45.43372,12.331042|Church of San Stefano 45.433087,12.33157|Church of San Maurizio 45.439702,12.332063|Church of San Cassian 45.443051,12.33218|Church of Santa Fosca in Cannaregio 45.425212,12.332451|Church of Redentore 45.446591,12.332526|Church of La Madonna dell'Orto 45.43274,12.332753|Church of Santa Maria Zobenigo 45.44388,12.33288|Church of San Marziale 45.441723,12.333379|Church of San Felice 45.435839,12.333649|Church of San Luca 45.430179,12.334035|Church of Catecumeni 45.438711,12.334383|Church of San Giovanni Elemosinario 45.43102,12.334754|Church of La Salute 45.441087,12.335001|Church of Santa Sofia 45.424921,12.33516|Church of La Croce 45.438598,12.33531|Church of San Giacometo di Rialto 45.433134,12.336048|Church of San Moisè 45.437731,12.336229|Church of San Bartolomeo 45.43688,12.336506|Church of San Salvador 45.439155,12.337227|Church of San Giovanni Grisostomo 45.437064,12.338003|Church of La Fava 45.437617,12.33846|Church of San Lio 45.440161,12.338539|Church of San Canciano 45.435956,12.338582|Church of San Zulian 45.439566,12.339194|Church of Miracoli 45.443633,12.339254|Church of Gesuiti 45.43959,12.34153|Church of San Zanipolo 45.4414,12.342468|Church of Mendicanti 45.429642,12.342646|Church of San Giorgio 45.438842,12.342818|Church of L'Ospedalletto 45.434724,12.343557|Church of San Zaccaria 45.435571,12.344636|Church of Greci 45.434311,12.344963|Church of La Pietà 45.43621,12.345968|Church of San Giorgio degli Schiavoni 45.434455,12.346797|Church of La Bragora 45.449286,12.346882|Church of San Michele 45.438457,12.347661|Church of La Vigna 45.434662,12.348949|Church of San Martino 45.45502,12.352626|Church of San Pietro Martire 45.432958,12.354037|Church of San Francesco di Paula 45.430633,12.357167|Church of San Giuseppe 45.457527,12.357232|Church of San Donato 45.434805,12.359779|Church of San Pietro di Castello 45.498368,12.418744|Church of Santa Fosca in Torcello </display_map>

See Also

v • d • e
Churches of Venice
Cannaregio
Castello
Dorsoduro
San Marco
San Polo
Santa Croce
Giudecca
Islands

References

  1. ↑ Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin. Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts. An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.
  2. ↑ Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin. Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts. An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.
  3. ↑ Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin. Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts. An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.
  4. ↑ Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin. Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts. An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.
  5. ↑ Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin. Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts. An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.
  6. ↑ Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin. Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts. An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.
  7. ↑ Dechaine, Danielle, Hennessey, Meghan, Orszulak, Jeffrey, Rullmann, Kevin. Treasures Underfoot: Preserving Venice's Church Floor Artifacts. An Interactive Qualifying Project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 2012.

Bibliography

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