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Venice : history of the floating city

Ferraro, Joanne Marie 1951- (Author).

Summary: "This book is a sweeping historical portrait of the floating city of Venice from its foundations to the present day. Joanne M. Ferraro considers Venice's unique construction within an amphibious environment and identifies the Asian, European and North African exchange networks that made it a vibrant and ethnically diverse Mediterranean cultural centre. Incorporating recent scholarly insights, the author discusses key themes related to the city's social, cultural, religious and environmental history, as well as its politics and economy. A refuge and a pilgrim stop; an international emporium and centre of manufacture; a mecca of spectacle, theatre, music, gambling and sexual experimentation; and an artistic and architectural marvel, Venice's allure springs eternal in every phase of the city's fascinating history"--

Record details

ISBN: 1139029932
ISBN: 9781139029933
ISBN: 9781139530323
ISBN: 1139530321
ISBN: 1139525654
ISBN: 9781139525657
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 268 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
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Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface -- Chronology of historical events -- 1. Reconstructing the floating city -- 2. The riches of Asia, Europe, and North Africa -- 3. A pride of lions -- 4. Identities and modes of socialization -- 5. Material life -- 6. City of myth -- 7. The Serenissima's wayward subjects -- 8. The baroque stage -- 9. Epilogue: the tides of change -- Appendix I. Approximate population of Venice during the Republic -- Appendix II. Population of the historic center of Venice, 1871-2010.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.