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'Norwich has loved and understood Venice as well as any other Englishman has ever done' Sunday Times 'Will become the standard English work of Venetian history' Financial Times ___________________ Renowned historian, and author of A Short History of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich's classic history of Venice A History of Venice tells the story of this most remarkable of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a thousand years as one of the world's busiest and most powerful city states, until its fall at the hands of Napoleon in 1797. Rich in fascinating historical detail, populated by extraordinary characters and packed with a wealth of incident and intrigue, this is a brilliant testament to a great city - and a great and gripping read. ___________________ 'The standard Venetian history in English' The Times 'Norwich has the gift of historical perspective, as well as clarity and wit. Few can tell a good story better than he' Spectator
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Genre |
: History |
Author |
: John Julius Norwich |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Release |
: 2003-07-03 |
File |
: 1288 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780141936789 |
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: |
Author |
: John H. Davis |
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: |
Release |
: 1979 |
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: Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: OCLC:1295681645 |
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This work presents important sources - many previously unpublished in any language, and almost none previously available in English - for the history of the city-state of Venice from its zenith to its decline.
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Genre |
: History |
Author |
: Renaissance Society of America |
Publisher |
: University of Toronto Press |
Release |
: 2001-01-01 |
File |
: 512 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0802084249 |
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Genre |
: Venice (Italy) |
Author |
: Horatio Forbes Brown |
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: |
Release |
: 1893 |
File |
: 484 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UCAL:B5014990 |
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Originally published in 1966. This book collects papers and essays written by historian Frederic C. Lane, who specialized in medieval Venetian history.
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Genre |
: History |
Author |
: Frederic Chapin Lane |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Release |
: 2020-03-24 |
File |
: 661 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781421436258 |
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Rarely in history has a great city arisen in a less likely place than the islands and mud flats of the Venetian lagoon. But they provided the city’s founders with a refuge from the barbarians who had invaded their mainland homes. With energy and ingenuity, these displaced people created a maritime empire of unequaled splendor. At its height, the Republic of Venice was said to encompass “one quarter and one half of one quarter” of the known world. During those years, its merchant princess lived more lavishly than many kings. With the discovery of the New World, however, Venice’s trading monopolies were broken. The long, slow decline that followed was protracted and infinitely poignant. Today, the decaying buildings adjoining the Rialto Bridge serve as haunting reminders of the bygone age of La Serenissima, the Most Serene Republic. Here is the dramatic story of the city that was once known as the most beautiful in the world - the bride of the Adriatic and the unchallenged mistress of the Mediterranean.
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Genre |
: History |
Author |
: John Davis |
Publisher |
: New Word City |
Release |
: 2017-05-18 |
File |
: 130 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781640190672 |
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Venice Reconsidered offers a dynamic portrait of Venice from the establishment of the Republic at the end of the thirteenth century to its fall to Napoleon in 1797. In contrast to earlier efforts to categorize Venice's politics as strictly republican and its society as rigidly tripartite and hierarchical, the scholars in this volume present a more fluid and complex interpretation of Venetian culture. Drawing on a variety of disciplines—history, art history, and musicology—these essays present innovative variants of the myth of Venice—that nearly inexhaustible repertoire of stories Venetians told about themselves.
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Genre |
: History |
Author |
: John Jeffries Martin |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Release |
: 2003-02 |
File |
: 568 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0801873088 |
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This book is the indispensable guide to the history of architecture in Venice, encompassing the city's fascinating variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day. Completely updated and filled with attractive new illustrations, this edition invites all visitors to Venice, armchair travellers, and students of Renaissance art and architecture to a fuller appreciation of the buildings of this uniquely beautiful city. Book jacket.
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Genre |
: Architecture |
Author |
: Deborah Howard |
Publisher |
: Holmes & Meier Publishers |
Release |
: 1981 |
File |
: 272 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:39015033430540 |
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Genre |
: Literary Criticism |
Author |
: John Ruskin |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1894 |
File |
: 288 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: HARVARD:HN223J |
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Genre |
: Venice (Fla.) |
Author |
: Kim Cool |
Publisher |
: Cool Kim @ Historic Venice Press |
Release |
: 2006-08-01 |
File |
: 80 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0972165592 |