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Venice: A New History
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Venice: A New History
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Venice: A New History
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A 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,
is a monumental work of popular history that’s as opulent and entertaining as the great city itself.
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,
is a monumental work of popular history that’s as opulent and entertaining as the great city itself.