The Venetians A Novel

Author : Paul Strathern
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480448389
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Venetians written by Paul Strathern and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “useful and informative introduction” to the independent Republic of Venice—the first great economic and cultural power of the modern Western world (Booklist). After winning the struggle for ascendency in the late 13th century, the Republic of Venice enjoyed centuries of unprecedented glory and built a trading empire which at its apogee reached as far afield as China, Syria, and West Africa. This golden period only drew to an end with the Republic’s eventual surrender to Napoleon. The Venetians illuminates the character of the Republic during these illustrious years by shining a light on some of the most celebrated personalities of European history—Petrarch, Marco Polo, Galileo, Titian, Vivaldi, Casanova. Frequently, though, these emblems of the city found themselves at odds with the Venetian authorities, who prized stability above all else, and were notoriously suspicious of any “cult of personality.” Was this very tension perhaps the engine for the Republic’s unprecedented rise? Rich with biographies of some of the most exalted characters who have ever lived, The Venetians is a refreshing and authoritative new look at the history of the most evocative of city-states.

Author : Michelle Lovric
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 140884284X
Total Pages : 595 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Floating Book written by Michelle Lovric and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venice, 1468. Sosia Simeon, a free-spirited sensualist, is the lover of many men in the fabled city, though married to one she despises. On the edge of the Grand Canal, Wendelin von Speyer sets up the first printing press in Venice and looks for the book that will make his fortune. When he tempts fate by publishing Catullus, the poet whose desperate and unrequited love inspired the most tender and erotic poems of antiquity, a scandal is set in motion that will change all their lives forever.

Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Venetians written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alan Gordon
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1466823100
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Death in the Venetian Quarter written by Alan Gordon and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1203, the relative peace of the Byzantine Empire is imperiled when the ships of the Fourth Crusade show up outside the walls of Constantinople. Instead of traveling to the Holy Land to battle the infidels, the Crusade, having sailed out of Venice, has been subverted and is now besieging the city. The jester known as Feste, his wife Viola, and their compatriots within the city are faced with catastrophe as the peace the Fool's Guild has worked so hard to maintain is about to be shattered. With such a disaster looming, the death of one silk merchant in the Venetian Quarter of Constantinople seems insignificant. But Philoxenites, the Imperial Treasurer and one of the most power schemers at court, has taken a special interest in the case and wants Feste to investigate Venetian merchant's death. The merchant, of course, was not what he appeared to be and, if Constantinople is to have any hope of surviving the troops outside its gates, Feste must quickly uncover what forces were at work when the merchant lost his life.

Author : Margaux DeRoux
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 1984819488
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost Diary of Venice written by Margaux DeRoux and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two impossible love stories are fatefully connected by one artist's mysterious diary in a stunning debut that leaps between the mysteries of late Renaissance Venice and the dramas of present-day America. In the months following her beloved father's death, introverted book restorer Rose has found solace in her work. But on one rainy Connecticut afternoon, struggling painter William Lomazzo appears at her door. He brings with him a sixteenth-century treatise on art, left remarkably intact; Rose is quickly able to identify the pages as a palimpsest, a document written over a hidden diary that had purposely been scraped away. Yet the restoration sparks an unforeseen challenge: Rose and William--a married man--are captivated by one another, an unspoken attraction linking them almost instantly. Five centuries earlier, Renaissance-era Venetians find themselves at the mercy of an encroaching Ottoman fleet, preparing for a bloody war. Giovanni Lomazzo, a respected portrait artist still grappling with the death of his wife and young son, is terrified to discover his vision declining with each passing day, forcing him to document his every encounter as he faces the possibility of a completely dark, colorless world. For what may be his final artistic feat, Gio is commissioned to paint the enchanting courtesan of one of Venice's most powerful military commanders. Soon, however, Gio finds himself enraptured by a dangerous, magnificent forbidden love. All the while, the threat of the Ottoman Empire looms as the rival army hopes to lay siege to the port city. Spellbound by Gio's revelations, Rose and William are ultimately forced to confront the reality of their own mystifying connection. A richly detailed page-turner shadowed by one of history's darkest times, The Lost Diary of Venice weaves a heartbreakingly vivid portrait of two vastly different worlds and two tales of entrancing, unrelenting love.

Author : M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021795700
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Venetians; a Novel written by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and greed set in 19th-century Venice. The author weaves a complex and suspenseful plot, populated by a cast of vividly drawn characters. This edition is an essential resource for anyone interested in Victorian literature and the genre of the sensation novel. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book “The” Venetians written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : M E 1835-1915 Braddon
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781020799105
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Venetians written by M E 1835-1915 Braddon and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Venetians is a gripping historical novel set in 16th century Venice. It tells the story of a young woman who is forced into a loveless marriage to a wealthy merchant, and her search for true love and happiness. The book is full of intrigue, romance, and suspense, and is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Marina Fiorato
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1848545665
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Venetian Contract written by Marina Fiorato and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like her bestselling THE GLASSBLOWER OF MURANO, Marina Fiorato's fifth unforgettable historical love story is set in Venice. For fans of Philippa Gregory, Sarah Dunant and Alison Weir. 1576. Five years after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto, a ship steals unnoticed into Venice bearing a deadly cargo. A man more dead than alive, disembarks and staggers into Piazza San Marco. He brings a gift to Venice from Constantinople. Within days the city is infected with bubonic plague - and the Turkish Sultan has his revenge. But the ship also holds a secret stowaway - Feyra, a young and beautiful harem doctor fleeing a future as the Sultan's concubine. Only her wits and medical knowledge keep her alive as the plague ravages Venice. In despair the Doge commissions the architect Andrea Palladio to build the greatest church of his career - an offering to God so magnificent that Venice will be saved. But Palladio's own life is in danger too, and it will require all skills of medico Annibale Cason, the city's finest plague doctor, to keep him alive. But what Annibale had not counted on was meeting Feyra, who is now under Palladio's protection, a woman who can not only match his medical skills but can also teach him how to care.

Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141936789
Total Pages : 1288 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Venice written by John Julius Norwich and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2003-07-03 with total page 1288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Norwich has loved and understood Venice as well as any other Englishman has ever done' Sunday Times 'Will become the standard English work of Venetian history' Financial Times ___________________ Renowned historian, and author of A Short History of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich's classic history of Venice A History of Venice tells the story of this most remarkable of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a thousand years as one of the world's busiest and most powerful city states, until its fall at the hands of Napoleon in 1797. Rich in fascinating historical detail, populated by extraordinary characters and packed with a wealth of incident and intrigue, this is a brilliant testament to a great city - and a great and gripping read. ___________________ 'The standard Venetian history in English' The Times 'Norwich has the gift of historical perspective, as well as clarity and wit. Few can tell a good story better than he' Spectator