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 by side . As time went on , however , it gradually became clear that Venice's victory had been greater than she knew . Not for the first time , she was to astonish her friends and enemies alike by the speed of her economic and ...
... side by side . As time went on , however , it gradually became clear that Venice's victory had been greater than she knew . Not for the first time , she was to astonish her friends and enemies alike by the speed of her economic and ...
Side 457
... side of the Square , which was inaugurated in its turn in 1532. Five years later , in 1537 , while the Turks were vainly pounding against the defences of Corfu , Jacopo San- sovino was planning his lovely little Loggetta against the east ...
... side of the Square , which was inaugurated in its turn in 1532. Five years later , in 1537 , while the Turks were vainly pounding against the defences of Corfu , Jacopo San- sovino was planning his lovely little Loggetta against the east ...
Side 576
... side that she was favouring the other . In vain she sought to prevent the Austrians from shipping war material across from Trieste and other imperial ports to the Po delta ; or the French from sailing in strength up the Gulf , to attack ...
... side that she was favouring the other . In vain she sought to prevent the Austrians from shipping war material across from Trieste and other imperial ports to the Po delta ; or the French from sailing in strength up the Gulf , to attack ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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