Arte - The Silk Road Series 1 (2017) Part 1 Italy Venice

The Silk Road Series 1

Discover the mythical network of trade routes that for centuries linked the Far East to the West with Alfred de Montesquiou.

Part 1 Italy Venice

The architecture and the mosaics of St Mark’s Basilica reveal the links that connect this city with the distant lands of Asia; the textile maker Alberto Bevilacqua recounts the history of the silk trade.

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