https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/files/original/63f6410f8b12755ade3d7da90810d60e.png 5b6215db357f98e6c1c01e5536a20e2c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reconstructing Gasparo Balbi's Itinerario Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource de Maria, Blake Subject The topic of the resource Gemstones --history Jewelry--history Italy--Venice--social life and customs Description An account of the resource Gasparo Balbi was one of the most important, and controversial, members of Venice's thriving lapidary community. The self-described "gioillieri Veneziano" spent nearly a decade traveling throughout the Middle East, India and Asia in search of uncut stones to sell in Venice. He recorded his trip in a journal, which was published in 1590, just two years after he returned to his home in Venice. This exhibition seeks to reconstruct Balbi's journey using illustrations of those sites and places he emphasized during his journey. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1579-1588 Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource de Maria, Blake Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Basrah: The Venice of Iraq Description An account of the resource This postcard, printed in the late 1950s, emphasizes the strong visual relationship between Basrah and Venice. Basra is located approximately 65 miles to the North of the Persian Gulf and is characterized by a broad system of canals. The resonance between Basra and Venice was not lost on Balbi, who noted that it "immediately reminded him of home." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960 (ca.) Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard