A History of VeniceKnopf, 1982 - 673 sider "As comprehensive as it is engaging, John Julius Norwich's A History of Venice is a complete history of "the most beautiful and magical of cities." This necessary volume traces the rise of Venice from its fifth-century origins through 1797 when Napoleon put an end to the thousand-year-old Republic."-- |
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Side 117
... Piazza or the Piazzetta which was already standing in its present form at the time of the events here described . If , however , the general setting for that tremendous ceremony possessed much the same general aspect that it has today ...
... Piazza or the Piazzetta which was already standing in its present form at the time of the events here described . If , however , the general setting for that tremendous ceremony possessed much the same general aspect that it has today ...
Side 194
... Piazza half - way along the north side , across what is now the Ponte dei Dai . They fell straight into the arms of the waiting Dandolos . Taken by surprise and heavily outnumbered , there was little they could do . Many of them ...
... Piazza half - way along the north side , across what is now the Ponte dei Dai . They fell straight into the arms of the waiting Dandolos . Taken by surprise and heavily outnumbered , there was little they could do . Many of them ...
Side 197
... Piazza , another thirty the Doges ' Palace , and ten more were appointed to each of the contrade to see that no man passed from one to another after nightfall . Meanwhile each sestiere was required to keep 1,500 men permanently under ...
... Piazza , another thirty the Doges ' Palace , and ten more were appointed to each of the contrade to see that no man passed from one to another after nightfall . Meanwhile each sestiere was required to keep 1,500 men permanently under ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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