In this book, the construction phases of the most typical rowing boats of the Venetian lagoon are meticulously illustrated, such as the Gondole, the Tope, the Mascarete, the Passere and the Sampierote in their natural location: the Squeri, famous naval construction sites with artisanal management that over the centuries they have demonstrated the fervent genius of their performers, the ax masters, so called for their art of creating the immortal wooden boats from nothing using exclusively the precious timber from the woods of the Dolomites and Cansiglio.
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