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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Further defeats followed , further embassies from Florence , further rebuffs ; but
with every new Milanese victory the isolationist argument was becoming
increasingly hard to defend , particularly after the Florentine envoy – in a sudden
outburst ...
Further defeats followed , further embassies from Florence , further rebuffs ; but
with every new Milanese victory the isolationist argument was becoming
increasingly hard to defend , particularly after the Florentine envoy – in a sudden
outburst ...
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The Senate's reaction to this news is not recorded ; but in February 1453 they
received a further letter from the bailo , Girolamo Minotto , reporting the speed
and scale of Turkish preparations and imploring them to send a relief force with
the ...
The Senate's reaction to this news is not recorded ; but in February 1453 they
received a further letter from the bailo , Girolamo Minotto , reporting the speed
and scale of Turkish preparations and imploring them to send a relief force with
the ...
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THE SURRENDER OF CANEA at Zante until it should be joined by a further
combined Aleet of twenty - five sail , comprising ships from Tuscany , Naples , the
Order of Malta and the Pope ; time was what counted now , not numerical
strength .
THE SURRENDER OF CANEA at Zante until it should be joined by a further
combined Aleet of twenty - five sail , comprising ships from Tuscany , Naples , the
Order of Malta and the Pope ; time was what counted now , not numerical
strength .
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | A History of Venice |
| Forfatter | John Julius Norwich |
| Utgave | illustrert, nytrykk |
| Utgiver | Vintage Books, 1982 |
| ISBN | 0679721975, 9780679721970 |
| Lengde | 673 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |