Venice: The Enlightened Traveler's Historical Guide

Higson, Jack

ISBN 10: 0971955212 / ISBN 13: 9780971955219

Published by Source Book Publ., Half Full Press, 2004

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VG hardcover in VG jacket. 2004. SIGNED/Inscribed by AUTHOR on FFEP. Page all clean/unmarked. Photos heavily throughout. Well made heavy duty paper. Light scuffs. Binding solid. Jacket clean with light wear. Solid. 260 pp.

Seller Inventory # L07328

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Venice: The Enlightened Traveler's Historical Guide
• Publisher: Source Book Publ., Half Full Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0971955212
• ISBN 13: 9780971955219
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

<div>Venice: The Enlightened Traveler&#8217;s Historical Guide prepares the way for an in-depth understanding of Venice and stimulates an interest in its remarkable past and problematic future. This heavily illustrated book sets the stage and mood of contemporary Venice, laying out its topographical and salient characteristics, and then proceeds to interpret its major treasures and contributions in relation to its historical background.<br><br>Venice: The Enlightened Traveler&#8217;s Historical Guide is a composite or blend&#151; part history part descriptive explanation and commentary, part guide&#151;that synthesizes the vital aspects of the city, recounted and interpreted chronologically within the context of historical narrative. In sum, it is an insightful account of one of the world&#8217;s most unique cities, employing strict selectivity of the political, economic, military and social strands of Venice&#8217;s long and fascinating evolution! This perspective in turn forms a framework for generalized comment on the city&#8217;s contributions to art and architecture, to music and pageantry, to finance and trade, to morals and politics.<br><br>Part I summarizes Venice&#8217;s historical progression and the forces at work that shaped it<br><br>Part II (which constitutes three-quarters of the book) is a chronological account, broken into seven sub-chapters based on clearly recognizable time periods.<br></div>