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Venice: pure city
Venice: pure city
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Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-
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From the Book - First edition in the United States of America.
pt. 1. City from the sea
Origins
Water, water everywhere
Mirror, mirror
pt. 2. The city of St. Mark
The saint comes
Refuge
Against nature
Stones of Venice
pt. 3. Ship of state
"Let it be everlasting"
The chosen people
The prison house
Secrets
Chronicles
pt. 4. Republic of commerce
The merchants of Venice
The endless drama
Wheels within wheels
pt. 5. Empire of trade
The lion city
Cities in collision
A call to arms
pt. 6. Timeless city
Bells and gondolas
Iustitia
Against the Turks
pt. 7. The living city
The body and the building
Learning and language
Colour and light
Pilgrims and tourists
pt. 8. The art of life
Hurrah for Carnival
A divine art
The eternal feminine
What to eat?
pt. 9. Sacred city
Divine and infernal
Of belief
pt. 10. The shadows of history
Decline and fall?
Death in Venice
pt. 11. City of myth
The map unrolls
The huddled family
Moon and night
While themusic lasts
A Venetian chronology.
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Civilization
History
Nonfiction
Social conditions
Social life and customs
Venice (Italy) -- Civilization
Venice (Italy) -- History
Venice (Italy) -- Social conditions
Venice (Italy) -- Social life and customs
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Ackroyd, Peter
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Ackroyd, Peter
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Vance, Simon
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Vance, Simon
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9780385531528
9781400197934
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