dr. Flavio Bonin
Belo zlato krilatega leva (White gold of a winged lion)
The purpose of this work is to present development of the northern Adriatic salt pans during the Venetian Republic, with an emphasis on the Piran salt pans. It describes in detail the system of salt extraction, maintenance and construction of salt fields, production and storage of salt. In the past, salt was highly significant raw material, for it was the main preservative in the preparation and storage of various foodstuffs (meat, fish, vegetable, cheese, etc.), but also used in livestock farming, medicine, leather industry, glassmaking and the like. Salt was produced in all possible places and from all possible sources: mines, salt lakes, springs and sea.
The purpose of this work is to present development of the northern Adriatic salt pans during the Venetian Republic, with an emphasis on the Piran salt pans. It describes in detail the system of salt extraction, maintenance and construction of salt fields, production and storage of salt. In the past, salt was highly significant raw material, for it was the main preservative in the preparation and storage of various foodstuffs (meat, fish, vegetable, cheese, etc.), but also used in livestock farming, medicine, leather industry, glassmaking and the like. Salt was produced in all possible places and from all possible sources: mines, salt lakes, springs and sea.