A History of VeniceAs 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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THE DOGES ' PALACE torn apart by civil war . The imperial treasury was empty ;
it came as a surprise to no one when in 1343 the Emperor John V Palaeologus
was obliged to pawn to Venetian merchants not only all the gold and silver from ...
THE DOGES ' PALACE torn apart by civil war . The imperial treasury was empty ;
it came as a surprise to no one when in 1343 the Emperor John V Palaeologus
was obliged to pawn to Venetian merchants not only all the gold and silver from ...
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Although the Doges ' Palace is , by any standards , unique , there is one
particularly significant respect in which it differs from the corresponding seats of
power in the mainland cities of Italy . They are , nearly all of them , dark and
threatening ...
Although the Doges ' Palace is , by any standards , unique , there is one
particularly significant respect in which it differs from the corresponding seats of
power in the mainland cities of Italy . They are , nearly all of them , dark and
threatening ...
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The Doges ' Palace as we know it today is , beyond all doubt , the greatest
secular Gothic building in the world ; and it is hardly surprising that it should have
provided new impetus and inspiration for Gothic palazzi all over the city . Many
had ...
The Doges ' Palace as we know it today is , beyond all doubt , the greatest
secular Gothic building in the world ; and it is hardly surprising that it should have
provided new impetus and inspiration for Gothic palazzi all over the city . Many
had ...
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Brukerevaluering - setnahkt - LibraryThingAlthough weighty in both the literal and metaphorical sense of the word, this turned out to be quite a worthwhile book. It covers the history of Venice from 421 CE to 1797 CE. The Most Serene Republic ... Les hele vurderingen
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Brukerevaluering - pbjwelch - LibraryThingAnother absolutely brilliant book by John Julius Norwich. Incredibly researched, full of amazing details (and the wisdom to have skipped all those details when they didn't contribute to the story ... Les hele vurderingen
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Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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