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There are countless references to Cyprus in Venice: in palaces, primarily that of Queen Caterina Corner, in the church of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, where the skin of Mark Antonius Bragadin (the staunch defender of Famagusta) is guarded, in the spices, and especially in the wine of Cyprus (Commandaria), that is today still recalled in Venetian sayings. The Venetian past, too, has many references in Cyprus where evidence is focused on the fortresses and fortifications of Nicosia, Famagusta and Kerynia and in the lions that adorn them as well as in traditional dishes and language. The papers presented here have been selected from 30 given at the 10th Annual Meeting of young researchers in Cypriot archaeology (POCA 10), held in Venice where it celebrated two important events: the 500th anniversary of the death of Caterina Cornaro (1454-1510) and the twinning of the cities of Venice and Larnaca. Papers cover a wide range of subjects reflecting the many centuries of trade in products (especially textiles) and the cultural exchange in ideas, religious practices and people between the island and City at various times from prehistory to the Ottoman period. Archaeological and historical data are brought together to showcase recent research.

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Hadjikyriakos and Trentin should be congratulated for bringing together papers on such varied themes, for presenting a coherent work that successfully highlights understudied cultural details of the island, and for producing an aesthetically pleasing publication. -- Paraskeva Charalambos Journal of Greek Archaeology

Hadjikyriakos and Trentin should be congratulated for bringing together papers on such varied themes, for presenting a coherent work that successfully highlights understudied cultural details of the island, and for producing an aesthetically pleasing publication. * Journal of Greek Archaeology *

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Iosif Hadjikyriako is a PhD candidate at the University of Ioannina, Greece, researching Decorative Arts in Ottoman Cyprus. He is currently involved in numerous research programs involving the island of Cyprus; regarding the topographical evolution of the city of Larnaca during the medieval and post medieval periods. Mia Gaia Trentin is a PhD candidate in the Department of Humanities at the Universita Ca' Foscari Venezia studying medieval church epigraphy in Cyprus

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