The Spirit of Venice From Marco Polo to Casanova

The Spirit of Venice is a history of the first great economic and naval power of the modern Western world, from its struggle to ascendancy, through the arc of its glory - when its trading empire reached as far afield as China, Syria and West Africa - to the beginning of its long and fascinating decline. Told through the lives of the brilliant and often wayward individuals who are inextricably bound to the Republic, this is the story of the Venice of Marco Polo, Titian, Tintoretto, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Casanova, and a scintillating array of equally captivating heroes and villains. It reveals a vibrant city of invention, which pioneered banking, presided over the first bond-market crash, and whose renowned Arsenal became the world''s first assembly line. And while Venice had no Statue of Liberty or mother of parliaments, it was for many years the nearest the modern western world came to a liberal democracy. Gloriously rich with detail and intrigue, The Spirit of Venice constitutes a refreshing and authoritative new way into the history of the most evocative of cities.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul Strathern, Strathern Paul
• Editore: Pimlico
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.05.2013
• Categoria: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Medioevo
• EAN: 9781845951924
• ISBN: 978-1-84595-192-4
• Numero di pagine: 368
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 13.5 x 21.6 x 2.8 cm
• Serie: PIMLICO
• Categorie: HISTORY / Social History, Italy, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, CE period up to c 1500, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Art, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Renaissance style, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, ART / History / European / Renaissance