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A rich, colorful, and provocative history of the world's most fascinating city in the 15th and 16th centuries, when it was at the peak of its glory. This was not the city of decadence, carnival, and nostalgia familiar to us from later centuries. It was a ruthless imperial city, with a shrewd commercial base, like ancient Athens, which it resembled in its combination of art and sea empire. Garry Wills presents a new way of relating the history of the city through its art &, in turn, illuminates the art through the city's history. He provides a unique view of Venice's rulers, merchants, clerics, laborers, its Jews, and its women as they created a city that is the greatest art museum in the world, a city whose allure remains undiminished after cent. 130+ works of art, 30 in color.
| ISBN-13 | 9780756780166 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0756780160 |
| Weight | 1.70 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 7.25 x 1.00 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $20.00 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 415 pages |
| Publisher | Diane Pub Co |
| Published On | 2004-08-01 |
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