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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But then the Venetian school was essentially joyous ; the lagoon , for all its beauty , can be quite unutterably sad . Who in their senses , one wonders , would leave the fertile plains of Lombardy to build a settlement let alone a city ...
But then the Venetian school was essentially joyous ; the lagoon , for all its beauty , can be quite unutterably sad . Who in their senses , one wonders , would leave the fertile plains of Lombardy to build a settlement let alone a city ...
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One by one , the cities around the lagoon fell to the Hungarian horde : Cittanova , Fine and Equilo first , then Altino , and the hinterland north and west to Treviso and Padua . Next , swinging south , the Magyars advanced along the ...
One by one , the cities around the lagoon fell to the Hungarian horde : Cittanova , Fine and Equilo first , then Altino , and the hinterland north and west to Treviso and Padua . Next , swinging south , the Magyars advanced along the ...
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The town of Chioggia stands on an island at the extreme southern end of the Venetian lagoon - a region which , even by local standards , strikes one as peculiarly indecisive ; where the geography fails utterly to make up its mind ...
The town of Chioggia stands on an island at the extreme southern end of the Venetian lagoon - a region which , even by local standards , strikes one as peculiarly indecisive ; where the geography fails utterly to make up its mind ...
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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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Brukerevaluering - pbjwelch - LibraryThingAnother absolutely brilliant book by John Julius Norwich. Incredibly researched, full of amazing details (and the wisdom to have skipped all those details when they didn't contribute to the story ... Les hele vurderingen
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