| Edition |
1st U.S. ed |
| Descript |
403 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus, London, in 2009"--T.p. verso |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-386) and index |
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City from the sea -- Origins -- Water, water everywhere -- Mirror, mirror -- The city of St. Mark -- The saint comes -- Refuge -- Against nature -- Stones of Venice -- Ship of state -- "Let it be everlasting" -- The chosen people -- The prison house -- Secrets -- Chronicles -- Republic of commerce -- The merchants of Venice -- The endless drama -- Wheels within wheels -- Empire of trade -- The lion city -- Cities in collision -- A call to arms -- Timeless city -- Bells and gondolas -- Iustitia -- Against the Turks -- The living city -- The body and the building -- Learning and language -- Colour and light -- Pilgrims and tourists -- The art of life -- Hurrah for Carnival -- A divine art -- The eternal feminine -- What to eat? -- Sacred city -- Divine and infernal -- Of belief -- The shadows of history -- Decline and fall? -- Death in Venice -- City of myth -- The map unrolls -- The huddled family -- Moon and night -- While the music lasts -- A Venetian chronology |
| Subject |
Venedig -- historia
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Venice (Italy) -- History
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Venice (Italy) -- Social conditions
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Venice (Italy) -- Social life and customs
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Venice (Italy) -- Civilization
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| Classmark |
945.311
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Niz Venedig
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9780385531528 |
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0385531524 |
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