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Venice : a new history, Thomas F. Madden

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Summary
An extraordinary chronicle of Venice, its people, and its grandeur Thomas Madden's majestic, sprawling history of Venice is the first full portrait of the city in English in almost thirty years. Using long-buried archival material and a wealth of newly translated documents, Madden weaves a spellbinding story of a place and its people, tracing an arc from the city's humble origins as a lagoon refuge to its apex as a vast maritime empire and Renaissance epicenter to its rebirth as a modern tourist hub
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xi, 446 p., [8] p. of plates
Contents
  • Refugees on the Lagoon : The Origins of Venice
  • St. Mark's Rest : The Birth of the City of Venice, 697-836
  • Coming of Age : Independence, Expansion, and Power, 836-1094
  • A Merchant Republic in a Feudal Age : Ecclesiastical and Political Reform, 1095-1172
  • Between Empires : The Peace of Venice, 1172-1200
  • Birth of a Maritime Empire : Venice and the Fourth Crusade
  • Marco Polo's Venice : Prosperity, Power, and Piety in the Thirteenth Century
  • The Discovery of the West : War, Wealth, and Reform in the Early Fourteenth Century
  • Plague and Treason in the Fourteenth Century
  • From Victory to Victory : The War of Chioggia and the Birth of the Mainland Empire
  • Death of a Parent : The Fall of Constantinople and the Rise of the Ottoman Turks
  • Sowing and Reaping : Medieval Venice and the Birth of Modern Finance
  • The Perils of Success : The Apogee of the Venetian Empire
  • Most Splendid and Serene : Venice and the Renaissance
  • For God and St. Mark : The Wars against the Turks
  • Masks, Opera, and Love : Venice the Tourist Destination
  • A Medieval Republic in the Modern World : The United States, France, and the Fall of Venice
  • A Crisis of Identity : Venice in the Nineteenth Century
  • War, Water, and Tourists : Venice in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Isbn
9780670025428
Instance
Label
Venice : a new history
Title
Venice
Title remainder
a new history
Statement of responsibility
Thomas F. Madden
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
An extraordinary chronicle of Venice, its people, and its grandeur Thomas Madden's majestic, sprawling history of Venice is the first full portrait of the city in English in almost thirty years. Using long-buried archival material and a wealth of newly translated documents, Madden weaves a spellbinding story of a place and its people, tracing an arc from the city's humble origins as a lagoon refuge to its apex as a vast maritime empire and Renaissance epicenter to its rebirth as a modern tourist hub
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Madden, Thomas F
Dewey number
945.31
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
Venice (Italy)
Label
Venice : a new history, Thomas F. Madden
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
Refugees on the Lagoon : The Origins of Venice -- St. Mark's Rest : The Birth of the City of Venice, 697-836 -- Coming of Age : Independence, Expansion, and Power, 836-1094 -- A Merchant Republic in a Feudal Age : Ecclesiastical and Political Reform, 1095-1172 -- Between Empires : The Peace of Venice, 1172-1200 -- Birth of a Maritime Empire : Venice and the Fourth Crusade -- Marco Polo's Venice : Prosperity, Power, and Piety in the Thirteenth Century -- The Discovery of the West : War, Wealth, and Reform in the Early Fourteenth Century -- Plague and Treason in the Fourteenth Century -- From Victory to Victory : The War of Chioggia and the Birth of the Mainland Empire -- Death of a Parent : The Fall of Constantinople and the Rise of the Ottoman Turks -- Sowing and Reaping : Medieval Venice and the Birth of Modern Finance -- The Perils of Success : The Apogee of the Venetian Empire -- Most Splendid and Serene : Venice and the Renaissance -- For God and St. Mark : The Wars against the Turks -- Masks, Opera, and Love : Venice the Tourist Destination -- A Medieval Republic in the Modern World : The United States, France, and the Fall of Venice -- A Crisis of Identity : Venice in the Nineteenth Century -- War, Water, and Tourists : Venice in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Control code
000050122485
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xi, 446 p., [8] p. of plates
Isbn
9780670025428
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Other physical details
ill. (chiefly col.), maps
Label
Venice : a new history, Thomas F. Madden
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
Refugees on the Lagoon : The Origins of Venice -- St. Mark's Rest : The Birth of the City of Venice, 697-836 -- Coming of Age : Independence, Expansion, and Power, 836-1094 -- A Merchant Republic in a Feudal Age : Ecclesiastical and Political Reform, 1095-1172 -- Between Empires : The Peace of Venice, 1172-1200 -- Birth of a Maritime Empire : Venice and the Fourth Crusade -- Marco Polo's Venice : Prosperity, Power, and Piety in the Thirteenth Century -- The Discovery of the West : War, Wealth, and Reform in the Early Fourteenth Century -- Plague and Treason in the Fourteenth Century -- From Victory to Victory : The War of Chioggia and the Birth of the Mainland Empire -- Death of a Parent : The Fall of Constantinople and the Rise of the Ottoman Turks -- Sowing and Reaping : Medieval Venice and the Birth of Modern Finance -- The Perils of Success : The Apogee of the Venetian Empire -- Most Splendid and Serene : Venice and the Renaissance -- For God and St. Mark : The Wars against the Turks -- Masks, Opera, and Love : Venice the Tourist Destination -- A Medieval Republic in the Modern World : The United States, France, and the Fall of Venice -- A Crisis of Identity : Venice in the Nineteenth Century -- War, Water, and Tourists : Venice in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Control code
000050122485
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xi, 446 p., [8] p. of plates
Isbn
9780670025428
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Other physical details
ill. (chiefly col.), maps

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