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Extinguished Countries is the first guidebook series about countries that no longer exist. We don’t follow today’s borders but take you on a journey through former states. We travel transnationally an... more
FAQs about Extinguished Countries:How many episodes does Extinguished Countries have?The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.
January 27, 2020Rovinj, batana and the seaRovinj, Croatia, is today a picturesque seaside town that lives essentially off tourism. But a few centuries ago - at the time of the Republic of Venice - it was a hub for fish smuggling. You're in for a story about boats, traditions and music ......more7minPlay
January 21, 2020The origin of italic font styleItalic font style. We all use it, in our e-mails and in our documents. But do we know why we call it "italic"? The answer is in Venice in the 15th century. We talk about it with Alessandro Marzo Magno, a Venetian writer and author of many books about the Serenissima....more6minPlay
January 13, 2020L'origine dello stile corsivoLo stile corsivo. Lo usiamo tutti, nelle nostre e-mail e nei nostri documenti. Ma sappiamo perché all'estero è detto italics? La risposta è a Venezia a cavallo tra Quattrocento e Cinquecento. Ne parliamo con Alessandro Marzo Magno, scrittore veneziano e autore di "L’alba dei libri. Quando Venezia ha fatto leggere il mondo" (Garzanti, 2012)....more7minPlay
January 13, 2020L'origine du style italiqueLe style italique. On l’utilise tous, dans nos mails et dans nos documents. Mais sait-on pourquoi on l’appelle « italique » ? La réponse est à Venise au XV siècle. Nous en parlons avec Alessandro Marzo Magno, écrivain vénitien et auteur d'une quinzaine de livre sur la Sérénissime....more6minPlay
FAQs about Extinguished Countries:How many episodes does Extinguished Countries have?The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.