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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... turn had a son , Folco ; and it was this grandson whom Azzo had named as his heir . No dispensation could have been better calculated to cause trouble . The brothers , furious , disputed the will ; Fosco , in an attempt to safeguard his ...
... turn had a son , Folco ; and it was this grandson whom Azzo had named as his heir . No dispensation could have been better calculated to cause trouble . The brothers , furious , disputed the will ; Fosco , in an attempt to safeguard his ...
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... turn - around time was a point to which the Venetians attached great importance – and to store those recently delivered , lest prices should be forced down by too rapid a disposal . There was a Venetian agent resident in Siam ten years ...
... turn - around time was a point to which the Venetians attached great importance – and to store those recently delivered , lest prices should be forced down by too rapid a disposal . There was a Venetian agent resident in Siam ten years ...
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... turning against them with all the violence and venom that he had previously displayed towards the Venetians.1 Not content with that , he also opened new negotiations with the Emperor in an effort to turn Maximilian , too , against his ...
... turning against them with all the violence and venom that he had previously displayed towards the Venetians.1 Not content with that , he also opened new negotiations with the Emperor in an effort to turn Maximilian , too , against his ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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