Venice: A Documentary History, 1450-1630

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pp. xxiv [2] 484.”During the Renaissance, there were two centres of art, culture and mercantile power in Italy: Florence, and Venice. This is a sourcebook of promary materials, almost none previously available in English, for the history of the city-state of Venice. The time period covers the apogee of Venetian power and reputation to the beginnings of its decline in the 1630s. Sources used include diaries, chronicles, Inquisitorial records, literature, legislation, and contemporary descriptions, and are organized in sections by theme and accompanied by brief introductions.”

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ISBN 0802084249
Original Title Venice: A Documentary History, 1450-1630
Published Date 2001
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Paperback
Binding Softcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Toronto
Edition First Edition Thus
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pp. xxiv [2] 484.”During the Renaissance, there were two centres of art, culture and mercantile power in Italy: Florence, and Venice. This is a sourcebook of promary materials, almost none previously available in English, for the history of the city-state of Venice. The time period covers the apogee of Venetian power and reputation to the beginnings of its decline in the 1630s. Sources used include diaries, chronicles, Inquisitorial records, literature, legislation, and contemporary descriptions, and are organized in sections by theme and accompanied by brief introductions.”

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Weight 1.1 kg