Venice: A New HistoryA spellbinding new portrait of one of the world’s most beloved cities, from the author of Istanbul La Serenissima. Its breathtaking architecture, art, and opera ensure that Venice remains a perennially popular destination for tourists and armchair travelers alike. Yet most of the available books about this magical city are either facile travel guides or fusty academic tomes. In Venice, renowned historian Thomas F. Madden draws on new research to explore the city’s many astonishing achievements and to set 1,500 years of Venetian history and the endless Venetian-led Crusades in the context of the ever-shifting Eurasian world. Filled with compelling insights and famous figures, Venice is a monumental work of popular history that’s as opulent and entertaining as the great city itself. |
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User Review - Iudita - LibraryThingAside from a few small, dry patches, this book was excellent. It's a very detailed historical account of Venice and boy did I learn a lot. The history is complex and fascinating Read full review
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User Review - Hiromatsuo - LibraryThingVenice is a city that I would love to visit someday. However, before I get around to doing that (if ever), I want to take some time and really study the history of it. We see Venice all the time in ... Read full review