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Apprenticeship in Venice: Garzoni Project

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This lecture explores the apprenticeship system in Venice between the 16th and 18th centuries, focusing on the 'garzoni'. It delves into the professions they learned, their working conditions, and the duration of their training. The Garzoni project, supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, provides insights into this historical dataset using KNIME Analytics Platform.

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