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A Brief History of Venice (Brief Histories)
Elizabeth Horodowich
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Description for A Brief History of Venice (Brief Histories)
paperback. A new history of the most fascinating city in the world. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
In this colourful new history of Venice, Elizabeth Horodowich, one of the leading experts on Venice, tells the story of the place from its ancient origins, and its early days as a multicultural trading city where Christians, Jews and Muslims lived together at the crossroads between East and West. She explores the often overlooked role of Venice, alongside Florence and Rome, as one of the principal Renaissance capitals. Now, as the resident population falls and the number of tourists grows, as brash new advertisements disfigure the ancient buildings, she looks at the threat from the rising water level and the ... Read more
In this colourful new history of Venice, Elizabeth Horodowich, one of the leading experts on Venice, tells the story of the place from its ancient origins, and its early days as a multicultural trading city where Christians, Jews and Muslims lived together at the crossroads between East and West. She explores the often overlooked role of Venice, alongside Florence and Rome, as one of the principal Renaissance capitals. Now, as the resident population falls and the number of tourists grows, as brash new advertisements disfigure the ancient buildings, she looks at the threat from the rising water level and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Constable & Robinson
Condition
New
Series
Brief Histories
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845296117
SKU
9781845296117
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Ref
99-2
About Elizabeth Horodowich
Elizabeth Horodowich is the assistant professor of History at the University of New Mexico. She has studied sixteenth century Venice all her career and is particularly interested in the Renaissance which is usually ignored by cultural historians. She is the author of Language and Statecraft in Early Modern Venice.
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