'The Wedding of the Adriatic', (c991-1009), 1890. Creator: Unknown.
/2715924.jpg "'The Wedding of the Adriatic', (c991-1009), 1890. Creator: Unknown.")
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'The Wedding of the Adriatic', (c991-1009), 1890. Doge Pietro II Orseolo (961-1009) began a tradition of sailing into the Adriatic Sea and throwing a ring into the water, pledging 'I wed thee, O Sea, in token of true and lasting dominion'. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]
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- Pietro II Orseolo: Italian: Doge
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- Edmund Ollier: : author, journalist
- Cassell & Co: : Publisher, printer, lithographer, publishers, printers, lithographers
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5614x3976
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- 0580066106
- 2-715-924
- 2715924
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