Lackey, Mercedes & Flint, Eric & Freer, Dave - [Heirs of Alexandria 01] (116 page)

Agaric (Fly Agaric):
Powerful hallucinogenic and psychotropic.

Artemisia:
Source of artisminin, a treatment for malaria.

Belladona:
Deadly nightshade. Psychotropic, also containing atropine, used as a cosmetic or part of a cosmetic to dilate the pupils of women's eyes.

Colt's Foot:
Leaves as wound dressings�anti-inflammatory.

Corn-poppy:
Sedative.

Red and White Clover:
Cough remedy.

Dead-Nettle:
As a tea�a treatment for earache.

Lotos:
Blue and black, hallucinogenics. A drug originally from North Africa, the black is much stronger and enormously addictive.

Lance-leaf Plantain:
Leaves used for poultices and dressings.

Opium:
Commonly available from Turkey and Greece, as a painkiller and soporific, especially mixed with alcohol (laudanum).

Barene
:
Marshy areas with sparse vegetation.

Ciao
:
Greeting�hi (also used for parting�good-bye).

Calle
:
Street.

Camerata
:
Salon.

Canale
:
Larger canals.

Ponto
:
Bridge.

Fondamenta
:
Levee.

Finocchio
:
Fennel.

Pasticceria
:
Pastry-cooks.

Rio
:
Lit. river (narrow canals).

Sotoportego
:
A built-over alley.

Velme
:
Vast muddy areas.

Asiago:
Semi-hard cheese.

Boccalao:
Salted dried fillets of cod.

Bruschetta:
Crispy toasted white bread, rubbed with garlic and sprinkled with olive oil. It is sometimes served with a topping.

Ciabbata:
Loose-textured country bread.

Castagnaccio:
Chestnut-flour cake.

Coppo ham:
Marinated air-dried neck of pork, rolled.

Cotechino:
Highly spiced pork sausage.

Fagioli stufata:
Stewed beans.

Frittata:
Italian omelette.

Marchpane:
Marzipan.

Pancetta:
Air-dried ham.

Risi e bisi:
A thick soup of rice and young peas.

Sarde:
Sardines.

Taleggio:
Hard cheese.

Toresani:
Pigeon squabs.

Zuppa di fagioli:
Bean soup.

1 Piazza San Marco

2 Doge's palace

3 Marciana Library

4 Accademia

5 Imperial Embassy

6 Casa Dandelo

7 Casa Montescue

8 Marco and Benito's appartment in Cannaregio

9 Calle Faranese

10 German Hotel

11 San Nicol� del Mendicoli

12 Casa Dorma

13 Canal di Canareggio

14 Barduccis

15 Caesare and Maria's home.

16 San Zan Degola

17 San Trovaso

18 Rialto Bridge

Also shown:

Giudecca

Grand Canal

Sacca della misericordia

Basino San Marco

Arsenal