Bucentaur

The Doge and all the members of the senate were on a vessel gilded inside and out and called the Bucentaur; it was surrounded by a swarm of boats, of which several were occupied by musicians.

Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun 1903

Hence came the wood of which the "Bucentaur" was built; and – who knows?

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys 1873

The crowd cheered, and the flotilla swarmed round the Bucentaur.

The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008

The crowd cheered, and the flotilla swarmed round the Bucentaur.

The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008

Citizens crowded into the Piazza San Marco and jockeyed for a favorable position from which to watch the doge, the resplendent groom in golden robes, as he emerged from the ducal palace and boarded the Bucentaur, which was ablaze with crimson banners waving from her masts.

The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008

A contagious giddiness swept over the city when we saw the doge stand at the bow of the Bucentaur to intone his vow.

The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008

A contagious giddiness swept over the city when we saw the doge stand at the bow of the Bucentaur to intone his vow.

The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008

Citizens crowded into the Piazza San Marco and jockeyed for a favorable position from which to watch the doge, the resplendent groom in golden robes, as he emerged from the ducal palace and boarded the Bucentaur, which was ablaze with crimson banners waving from her masts.

The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008

The Bucentaur led a flotilla out of the lagoon; the sun flashed on hundreds of oars while a choir of two hundred men chanted onshore and all the bells of all the churches pealed continuously.

The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008

The Bucentaur led a flotilla out of the lagoon; the sun flashed on hundreds of oars while a choir of two hundred men chanted onshore and all the bells of all the churches pealed continuously.

The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008