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Venice, A Maritime Republic
Frederic Chapin Lane
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Description for Venice, A Maritime Republic
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 45ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 918.
"Frederic Lane has achieved what is the often unfulfilled dream of every historian who has devoted his entire work to the exploration of partial aspects of a single broad subject: he has given us a comprehensive, thoughtful, readable, beautifully illustrated general history of Venice from the origins to the beginning of decline."--'Speculum.'
"Frederic Lane has achieved what is the often unfulfilled dream of every historian who has devoted his entire work to the exploration of partial aspects of a single broad subject: he has given us a comprehensive, thoughtful, readable, beautifully illustrated general history of Venice from the origins to the beginning of decline."--'Speculum.'
Product Details
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Condition
New
Number of Pages
587
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801814600
SKU
V9780801814600
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About Frederic Chapin Lane
Frederic C. Lane (1900-1984) was a noted maritime historian of medieval and Renaissance Venice. Among his many books are Venetian Ships and Shipbuilders of the Renaissance and Venice, A Maritime Republic.
Reviews for Venice, A Maritime Republic
Students now have an analysis of Venice's fortunes over the whole course of its independent history that they can trust... A crisp and clearly visualized narrative. Times Literary Supplement The best one-volume history of Venice in any language. American Historical Review An up-to-date and comprehensive history of Venice has long been needed, and Professor Lane, as the doyen of historians ... Read more