Venice
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Venice: A Traveller's Reader
By John Julius NorwichPropped on its long row of thick-legged columns, its back knobbed with domes, it seems like a vast, warty bug taking a mediaeval walk.' Reactions to Venice have been, throughout the ages, astonishingly different.
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Venice
By Louise Lang, Gillian PriceYour guide to the very best that Venice has to offer.
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Venice: A Contested Bohemia in Los Angeles
By Andrew Deener... Cayton's ([1945] 1993) Black Metropolis, but also to more modern sociological classics, such as Anderson's (1976) Place on the Corner, Wilson's (1978) Declining Significance ofRace, and Pattillo-McCoy's (1999) Black Picket Fences.
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Venice: Fragile City, 1797-1997
By Margaret PlantThe fame of Lamberti's ' La Biondina in Gondoleta ' is reflected in the German poet Friedrich Rückert's version in German , the Venezianisches Lied , which he presented to Lamberti when he visited in 1819.261 Musicians participated by ...
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Venice
By Don LarrimoreBriefly sketches Venice's history, offers tips on traveling in the city, enjoying its art treasures, shopping, and dining, and recommends hotels and restaurants
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Venice: A History
By John DavisHe was born in 1518 into a humble family, the son of a tintor, or “dyer” - and hence his nickname, which means “the little dyer.” Little is known about Tintoretto's life, although it is thought that he became an apprentice in his ...
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Venice
By Alison BingIncludes expert commentary on Venetian art and architecture; vital to the understanding of this city.
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Venice: an Illustrated Miscellany
By Philippe SollersAll are featured, along with literary quotes paying homage to the Serenissima, quality images, witty anecdotes, and historical facts. This handsomely illustrated volume is the ultimate invitation to explore the history of this idyllic city.
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Venice: A New History
By Thomas F. MaddenAn extraordinary chronicle of Venice, its people, and its grandeur Thomas Madden’s majestic, sprawling history of Venice is the first full portrait of the city in English in almost thirty years.
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Venice: The Hinge of Europe, 1081-1797
By William H. McNeillWilliam H. McNeill. Professor Manussacas in a monastic library at ... See Iohn W. Barker, Manuel II Palaeologus, 13911425: A Study in Late Byzantine Statesmanship (New Brunswick, N. ]., 1969). For a convenient summary of the "Greek ...
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Venice
By William H. McNeillConcentrating on Venice as the hinge of European history in the late medieval and early modern period, McNeill explores the technological, economic, and political bases of Venetian power and wealth, and the city’s unique status at the ...
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Venice
By David HamiltonVenice
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Venice: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide
By Margaret KingClassic article setting the creation of thejewish ghetto in the context of the turbulent events of the war of the League of Cambrai. >Pullan, Brian S. Thejews of Europe and the Inquisition of Venice, 1550-1670.
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Venice: A Contested Bohemia in Los Angeles
By Andrew Deener“See, you wasn't accepted across Lincoln. You wasn't accepted too much south of California. And you didn't cross Washington. Never! We just knew we were outside of where we was supposed to be.” Lila Riley, in her midsixties, ...
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Venice
By Dana Facaros, Michael PaulsVenice
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Venice
By Dana Facaros, Michael PaulsCadogan''s walks and tours explore the little-known sights as well as those you want to see. There are chapters on art, history, shopping, getting around Venice, and a practical A-Z'
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Venice
By Dana Facaros, Michael PaulsUncover the history and culture of the city: the awe-inspiring Basilica of San Marco, the Doge's Palace, and the Accademia--with its world-renowned collection of Renaissance art.
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Venice: Pure City
By Peter AckroydIn this magnificent vision of Venice, Peter Ackroyd turns his unparalleled skill at evoking place from London and the River Thames, to Italy and the city of myth, mystery and beauty.
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Venice
By Jan Morris'The best book about Venice ever written' Sunday Times 'No sensible visitor should visit the place without it . . . Venice stands alone as the essential introduction, and as a work of literature in its own right.' Observer
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Venice
By Alfred A Knopf Publishing, Knopf Guides"Stunning, fresh, and very visual." -- Bride's MagazineFrom the stately charm of palazzos standing guard on the Grand Canale to intimate details of private homes lining the twisting sidewalks and...