Mr Carboni characterises the city's attitude, in his catalogue essay, as “an almost perfect balance of religious esprit, chameleonic diplomacy and an unsentimentally practical mercantile system.
在目录文章中,卡尔勃尼先将对这个城市
看法刻画为:“一个几乎完美
宗教精
、反复无常
外交和无情
实际商业体系
平衡”。