A History of Venice"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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It was anyway to be expected that the Venetians should respond enthusiastically
to Pope Gregory ' s appeal . In the general collapse of the Latin East after Hattin
they too had lost much . Tyre , owing to prompt action by the Sicilian navy and a ...
It was anyway to be expected that the Venetians should respond enthusiastically
to Pope Gregory ' s appeal . In the general collapse of the Latin East after Hattin
they too had lost much . Tyre , owing to prompt action by the Sicilian navy and a ...
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THE CARDINAL ' S ULTIMATUM armed confrontation , nor had they expected it ;
but possession of the Castel Tedaldo , commanding as it did the city and the all -
important bridge over the Po , afforded them a considerable strategic advantage
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THE CARDINAL ' S ULTIMATUM armed confrontation , nor had they expected it ;
but possession of the Castel Tedaldo , commanding as it did the city and the all -
important bridge over the Po , afforded them a considerable strategic advantage
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Her old enemy Francesco da Carrara , though balked of his expected triumph in
1380 by the Genoese collapse and the surrender of Treviso to Duke Leopold of
Austria rather than to himself , had lost none of his former truculence . He had not
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Her old enemy Francesco da Carrara , though balked of his expected triumph in
1380 by the Genoese collapse and the surrender of Treviso to Duke Leopold of
Austria rather than to himself , had lost none of his former truculence . He had not
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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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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | A History of Venice |
| Forfatter | John Julius Norwich |
| Utgave | illustrert, nytrykk |
| Utgiver | Knopf, 1982 |
| Original fra | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisert | 25. jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394524101, 9780394524108 |
| Lengde | 673 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |