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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Economic sanctions were immediately imposed on the city and a punitive
expedition sent to devastate the surrounding country, but such measures were of
little real use; meanwhile Serravalle and Asolo capitulated, the Bishop of Ceneda
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Economic sanctions were immediately imposed on the city and a punitive
expedition sent to devastate the surrounding country, but such measures were of
little real use; meanwhile Serravalle and Asolo capitulated, the Bishop of Ceneda
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... of Bohemia from his brother and had immediately been swept up in the
religious war that had resulted from the burning, at the Council of Constance, of
the reformer John Hus; the Turks were meanwhile pressing at his eastern
borders.
... of Bohemia from his brother and had immediately been swept up in the
religious war that had resulted from the burning, at the Council of Constance, of
the reformer John Hus; the Turks were meanwhile pressing at his eastern
borders.
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Meanwhile the Veronese Count Francesco Emili hastened to Venice to implore,
even at this late stage, the support of the Serenissima for the rising. His request, it
is hardly necessary to record, was turned down flat. Venice - how many times ...
Meanwhile the Veronese Count Francesco Emili hastened to Venice to implore,
even at this late stage, the support of the Serenissima for the rising. His request, it
is hardly necessary to record, was turned down flat. Venice - how many times ...
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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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Emergence 717811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | A history of Venice |
| Forfatter | John Julius Norwich |
| Utgave | illustrert, nytrykk |
| Utgiver | Knopf, 1982 |
| ISBN | 0394524101, 9780394524108 |
| Lengde | 673 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |