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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John Julius Norwich. THE MOVE TO RIALTO eyes of that people turned towards Rialto and its little cluster of islands that had never been embroiled in the squabbles of their neighbours - that had , on the contrary , served as a refuge for ...
John Julius Norwich. THE MOVE TO RIALTO eyes of that people turned towards Rialto and its little cluster of islands that had never been embroiled in the squabbles of their neighbours - that had , on the contrary , served as a refuge for ...
Side 82
... Rialto from Pepin 300 years before , not a building remained . The very land on which it stood crumbled away , and as late as the eighteenth century the ruins of houses and churches , strewn over the bed of the lagoon , could still be ...
... Rialto from Pepin 300 years before , not a building remained . The very land on which it stood crumbled away , and as late as the eighteenth century the ruins of houses and churches , strewn over the bed of the lagoon , could still be ...
Side 505
John Julius Norwich. THE RIALTO BRIDGE available skilled workmen caused yet further delays . When at last they were able to turn their attention back to the Rialto , the contract was given nat to any of the competing giants , but to the ...
John Julius Norwich. THE RIALTO BRIDGE available skilled workmen caused yet further delays . When at last they were able to turn their attention back to the Rialto , the contract was given nat to any of the competing giants , but to the ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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