Venice: Lion City: The Religion of Empire

Name: Venice: Lion City: The Religion of Empire
Brand: WASHINGTON SQUARE
SKU: 9780671047641-V
Price: 14.49 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

By Garry Wills

Only 1 item left in stock

Description

At the dawn of the second millennium, Venice began to establish control of the upper Adriatic, gaining power and influence. As a great naval power, and an egalitarian society with no inherited aristocracy, it established itself as the capital of trade, wealth and art for the two high centuries of the Renaissance. In LION CITY, Garry Wills, a twice-yearly visitor to Venice, gives us a definitive guide to the cultural and sociological history of this fascinating city. Successfully interweaving armchair travel and definitive history, he begins his tour in the years of the Renaissance when Venice was a new idea, a commercial, non-hereditary state and views the city through the eyes of the Venetians; the ruling classes, bourgeoisie, workers, Jews and clerics. Venice became City of the Lion, both a sea and land empire; a republic and a centre of art and learning, independent of Papal authority and creator of some of the world's masters and masterpieces - Michaelangelo, Bellini and Titian. To understand the true spirit of this formidable city, Wills addresses the 'myth of Venice', that historical romance the city told about itself to prove to the world that it was set apart from ordinary states. This myth is articulated in Venice's art, and through this art, the author explores the heart of the city's identity. A fitting tribute to the unique social design and artistic culture of this fascinating power, VENICE:LION CITY is an enchanting insight into the Renaissance roots of today's floating city.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 416
Release Date:: 2002-09-03
Publication Date:: 2002-09-30
Publisher:: WASHINGTON SQUARE
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0671047647
ISBN13:: 9780671047641
Weight:: 544 g
Height:: 173 cm
Width:: 226 cm
Thickness:: 33 cm

Condition

Show less

Very good

Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.

Used - very good €14,49

Available immediately

€14,49

Incl. VAT, plus shipping costs

Add to Wishlist

Only 1 item left in stock

Verified second-hand article

Verified second-hand item

Free shipping from 19€

€14,49