A History of VeniceKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1982 - 736 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 58
... effect on the Republic's prestige- to say nothing of his own - of a free decision by the Emperor of the West to leave his dominions for the first time in his life in order to see Venice for himself , to worship at her shrines , admire ...
... effect on the Republic's prestige- to say nothing of his own - of a free decision by the Emperor of the West to leave his dominions for the first time in his life in order to see Venice for himself , to worship at her shrines , admire ...
Side 191
... effect to what was intended . A night or two later , Piero Querini della Ca ' Grande , accosted by one of the Signori di Notte and ordered to submit to a search , replied with a violent kick which sent the official sprawling . His ...
... effect to what was intended . A night or two later , Piero Querini della Ca ' Grande , accosted by one of the Signori di Notte and ordered to submit to a search , replied with a violent kick which sent the official sprawling . His ...
Side 208
... effect on the national morale . The treaty was celebrated on St Valentine's Day with a grand tournament on the Piazza , and several of the principal allies , including the Carraras , the Gonzagas and the Estes , were admitted into the ...
... effect on the national morale . The treaty was celebrated on St Valentine's Day with a grand tournament on the Piazza , and several of the principal allies , including the Carraras , the Gonzagas and the Estes , were admitted into the ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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