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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Side 194
... head of his company along the Merceria , had paused under the great elder tree which at that time stood by the church of S. Giuliano . Why he did so is uncertain . He may have wished to gather his forces together for the final charge ...
... head of his company along the Merceria , had paused under the great elder tree which at that time stood by the church of S. Giuliano . Why he did so is uncertain . He may have wished to gather his forces together for the final charge ...
Side 339
... head . Giorgio Dolfin , once again an eye - witness , tells us that as the delegation was leaving the old man noticed in one of its members a look of affectionate compassion and , learning that he was the son of an old friend , murmured ...
... head . Giorgio Dolfin , once again an eye - witness , tells us that as the delegation was leaving the old man noticed in one of its members a look of affectionate compassion and , learning that he was the son of an old friend , murmured ...
Side 479
... head was cut off , his body quartered , and his skin , stuffed with straw and cotton and mounted on a cow , was paraded through the streets . When , on 22 September , Mustafa sailed for home , he took with him . as trophies the heads of ...
... head was cut off , his body quartered , and his skin , stuffed with straw and cotton and mounted on a cow , was paraded through the streets . When , on 22 September , Mustafa sailed for home , he took with him . as trophies the heads of ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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