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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... throne . And they also erected two masts of pine wood of wondrous height on each side of the quay , from which hung the standards of St Mark , magnificently embroidered and so large that they touched the ground ; for that quay , which ...
... throne . And they also erected two masts of pine wood of wondrous height on each side of the quay , from which hung the standards of St Mark , magnificently embroidered and so large that they touched the ground ; for that quay , which ...
Side 519
... throne for three years each , the last dying of apoplexy after only thirty - four days - and , perhaps for that reason alone , undistin- guished ; but the Republic over whose fortunes they presided was passing through one of the most ...
... throne for three years each , the last dying of apoplexy after only thirty - four days - and , perhaps for that reason alone , undistin- guished ; but the Republic over whose fortunes they presided was passing through one of the most ...
Side 575
... throne without delay ; he was right to do so , for he was well aware that the Emperor Leopold would not accept this new dispensation without protest . What he could not have known was how long and how desperate the ensuing war would be ...
... throne without delay ; he was right to do so , for he was well aware that the Emperor Leopold would not accept this new dispensation without protest . What he could not have known was how long and how desperate the ensuing war would be ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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