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pp. xx 405.”A magisterial work of gripping history, “City of Fortune” tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean – an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade and trade, plague, sea battles and colonial adventure. In Venice, the path to empire unfolded in a series of extraordinary contests – the sacking of Constantinople in 1204, the fight to the finish with Genoa and a desperate defence against the Turks. Under the lion banner of St Mark, she created an empire of ports and naval bases which funnelled the goods of the world through its wharfs. In the process the city became the richest place on earth – a brilliant mosaic fashioned from what it bought, traded, borrowed and stole. Based on first hand accounts of trade and warfare, seafaring and piracy and the places where Venetians sailed and died, “City of Fortune” is narrative history at its finest.” previous owners name on FEP
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| ISBN | 0571245943 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780571245949 | |
| Number of pages | 405 | |
| Original Title | City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire | |
| Published Date | 2011 | |
| Book Condition | Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | London | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | History | |
| Author: | Roger Crowley | |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber Limited |
pp. xx 405.”A magisterial work of gripping history, “City of Fortune” tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean – an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade and trade, plague, sea battles and colonial adventure. In Venice, the path to empire unfolded in a series of extraordinary contests – the sacking of Constantinople in 1204, the fight to the finish with Genoa and a desperate defence against the Turks. Under the lion banner of St Mark, she created an empire of ports and naval bases which funnelled the goods of the world through its wharfs. In the process the city became the richest place on earth – a brilliant mosaic fashioned from what it bought, traded, borrowed and stole. Based on first hand accounts of trade and warfare, seafaring and piracy and the places where Venetians sailed and died, “City of Fortune” is narrative history at its finest.” previous owners name on FEP
| Weight | 1.1 kg |
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