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<p>Via Querinissima was pleased to grant patronage for the book ‘Itinerarium Bacalae’, an awesome book by Giovanni Chiampesan and Graziano Ramina. Pietro Querini, Cristoforo Fioravante e Nicolo&#8217; di Michiel relate&hellip;</p>

<p>Written by Marco Tangheroni, the book is about the maritime trade from ancient Mediterranean civilisations to the threshold of the great season of travel and exploration of the modern age.&hellip;</p>

<p>Malvasia written by Francesco Molinari. Molinari emphasises in the book the relevance to the spread of Malvasia in Venice.As we know, the Venetians, during the coup d&#8217;état in Constantinople in&hellip;</p>

<p>Translated from the Venetian and introduced by Claire Judde de Larivière, member of the Scientific Committee of Via Querinissima. In April 1431, the nef Querina, a Venetian ship, left Crete&hellip;</p>

<p>Written by Ermanno Tagliapietra and Michela Dal Borgo: Baccalà (dried cod) is one of the traditional dishes of Italian cuisine, especially that of the Veneto region. Tasty, different, popular and&hellip;</p>

<p>A book by Alberto Fiorin: a bicycle journey to a legendary destination, following ancient routes of travellers, Venetian merchants and fishermen. Everyone&#8217;s dream, to go up the world map and&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;There is hardly a more mythical island kingdom in Norway than Røst &#8211; the island kingdom at the far end of Lofoten. Arriving by sea, Røst can seem like the&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;From the third of February to the 14th of May 1432 we were in the first circle of paradise, to the shame and disgrace of the kingdoms of Italy.&#8221; The&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;Pietro Querini was a nobleman and merchant from Venice. He is known from his own account of the voyage in January 1432 when he drifted ashore off Røst in Lofoten,&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;Written by Anna Alberati, the book is a&nbsp;quick trip into the world of Bacalà (or Stoccafisso) in Venice: from the amazement of the Venetian nobleman, merchant and shipwrecked Pietro Querini&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;Written by Ann Cecile Pedersen and Einar Stamnes, the book was written on the stockfish island of Røst. Here we follow the annual cycle of stockfish &#8211; from the cod&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;The book by Otello Fabris represents the text with the most thorough and documented investigation of the history of codfish. A true investigation of every aspect, every trail, every path,&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;Valentina Tamborra, a Milanese photojournalist with great sensitivity, builds a very special bridge between Italy and Norway using cod fishing as the link. The photographer traces the journey made in&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;Alla larga da Venezia by Piovan and Giliberto recounts about the vassel Gemma Quirina, carrying sixty-eight sailors, laden with wine and spices, does not reach its destination in Flanders, but&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;1432. Il veneziano che scoprì il bacalà by Paolo Cozzi, recounts the adventures of Pietro Querini, a Venetian gentleman and merchant, who sailed from Candia (Crete) to Flanders in 1431.&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;1431. The cot of Venetian patrician Pietro Querini, bound for Flanders, goes off course due to a series of violent fortunals and is abandoned in the middle of the sea&hellip;</p>

<p>&#8220;The Venetian merchant vassel Querina departs in 1431 from Crete under the command of Pietro Querini with 68 crewmen. The Querina is bound for Flanders but never reaches her destination.&hellip;</p>