A history of VeniceAt once the most comprehensive and the most engaging history of Venice available in English, this book will be treasured by all those who share the author's fascination with "the most beautiful and magical of cities." Book jacket. |
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But he was already past seventy at the time of his election, and in 1178 he
decided to withdraw from public life - retiring, as more than one of his
predecessors had done before him* to the monastery of S. Giorgio Maggiore.
There he died soon ...
But he was already past seventy at the time of his election, and in 1178 he
decided to withdraw from public life - retiring, as more than one of his
predecessors had done before him* to the monastery of S. Giorgio Maggiore.
There he died soon ...
Side 166
The new system of election to the dogeship which they now devised must surely
rank among the most complicated ever instituted by a civilized state. It strikes the
modern mind as ridiculous, and to some extent it was. But it is worth setting ...
The new system of election to the dogeship which they now devised must surely
rank among the most complicated ever instituted by a civilized state. It strikes the
modern mind as ridiculous, and to some extent it was. But it is worth setting ...
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Gregory XI had brought the Papacy back from Avignon to Rome in 1 377, but had
died a year later; and the ensuing election had been tumultuous in the extreme.
The Roman populace knew full well that if the French Cardinals and their ...
Gregory XI had brought the Papacy back from Avignon to Rome in 1 377, but had
died a year later; and the ensuing election had been tumultuous in the extreme.
The Roman populace knew full well that if the French Cardinals and their ...
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