The Ceremonial City - History, Memory and Myth in Renaissance Venice

Zusammenfassung Presents in their broad! historical context the major events that took place in Venice in the 1570s! culminating in a severe outbreak of the plague in which one quarter of the Venetian population perished. This work sheds fresh light on the historical machine that produced the distinct civic and cultural ethos of the city.

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• Authors: Iain Fenlon, Iain Alexander Fenlon, Fenlon Iain Alexander
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2008
• EAN: 9780300119374
• ISBN: 978-0-300-11937-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 250 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600