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 185
... considerable importance none the less , were open to cittadini and nobility alike ; and it was typical of Vene- tian political wisdom that as time went on the cittadini became more and more a bulwark of the oligarchic system , rather ...
... considerable importance none the less , were open to cittadini and nobility alike ; and it was typical of Vene- tian political wisdom that as time went on the cittadini became more and more a bulwark of the oligarchic system , rather ...
Side 273
... considerable , their influence likewise . Culturally as well as economically , Venice would have been a poorer place without them . In industry , too , the hand of the state was everywhere apparent . The most important branches were ...
... considerable , their influence likewise . Culturally as well as economically , Venice would have been a poorer place without them . In industry , too , the hand of the state was everywhere apparent . The most important branches were ...
Side 285
... considerable share of the excise revenue . The city itself , being considerably richer than Vicenza or Verona , was obliged , unlike them , to pay half the Rector's salary ; on the other hand the Republic formally undertook to levy no ...
... considerable share of the excise revenue . The city itself , being considerably richer than Vicenza or Verona , was obliged , unlike them , to pay half the Rector's salary ; on the other hand the Republic formally undertook to levy no ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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