The Architectural History of Venice
by Laura Moretti, Deborah Howard
ISBN-10: 0300090293
ISBN-13: 9780300090291
$25.00
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Yale University Press
Published on
Feb 9, 2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Dimensions
8.86x6.30x0.95 Inches
Weight
2.01 Pounds
About the Book
This book is the indispensable guide to the history of architecture in Venice, encompassing the city's fascinating variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day. Completely updated and filled with splendid new illustrations, this edition invites all visitors to Venice, armchair travelers, and students of Renaissance art and architecture to a fuller appreciation of the buildings of this uniquely beautiful city.
"The best concise introduction to Venetian architecture in English."-Times Literary Supplement
"Compact and manageable . . . an excellent introduction to the novice preparing for a first Venetian experience."-Society of Architectural Historians
"A hugely rewarding and accessible book."-Richard Cork, Modern Painters