Venice: A Documentary History, 1450 - 1630

By David S. Chambers

Book Overview

During the Renaissance, there were two centres of art, culture & mercantile power in Italy: Florence & 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 & reputation to the beginnings of its decline in the 1630s. Sources used include diaries, chronicles, Inquisitorial records, literature, legislation & contemporary descriptions, & are organized in sections by theme & accompanied by brief introductions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631183035
• ISBN13: 9780631183037
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.0"