Rick
Steves' Venice 2004
by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw
Paperback from Avalon Travel Publishing
Book Published: September, 2003
Venice:
Lion City
by Garry Wills
The tiny island city-state of Venice was, for a time, one of the greatest
maritime powers the world has ever known, its influence extending far beyond
the Mediterranean. Garry Wills, well known for his studies of American
political history, travels far afield to explore Renaissance Venice at
the height of its power. Venice, Wills writes, was "not an ideal state."
Its champions would claim otherwise; they held a view of Venetian "exceptionalism,"
an idea that the city-state, like its classical Athenian model, was somehow
destined for great things. It achieved many of them, gathering phenomenal
wealth through the monopolies of its many guilds, floating great navies
that controlled the seas, and building a splendid, renowned city. Wills
profiles the leaders, great families, corporations, and institutions (including
what he calls a "gerontocracy" of elder statesmen) that allowed such growth,
as well as women, ordinary workers, and other actors who do not often figure
in histories of the period. He examines the religious beliefs and worldly
wisdom that motivated and justified the Venetian impulse to achieve wealth
and power, and he takes his readers on a learned tour of Venice's architectural
and artistic glories--many of which survive today. No, it was not ideal,
Wills concludes, "just better than most of those around it--better able
to sustain, over a long period, whatever ideals it had." His account of
those ideals and the city they made will appeal to a wide audience of readers.
--Gregory
McNamee - Amazon.com
Hardcover: 415 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.17 x
9.56 x 7.58
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; ; (September 2001)
ISBN: 0684871904
Venice
(Citymap Guide)
by Shelley Wanger (Editor), Knopf Guides Staff
(Paperback - April 2001)
A
Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance
by Marlena De Blasi, Marlena De Blasi
(Hardcover - June 2002)
Streetwise
Venice
by Michael Brown (Map)
Stones
of Venice
by Lionello Puppi, Mark Edward Smith (Photographer)
(Hardcover - October 2002)
Frommer's
Northern Italy with Venice & the Lakes
by Reid Bramblett (Author)
(Paperback - April 2002)
MapEasy's
Guidemap to Venice
(Calendar)
Fodor's
Citypack Venice (Citypacks)
by Fodors (Editor)
(Paperback - March 2002)
Venice
from the Bell Towers
by Tudy Sammartini, Daniele Resini (Photographer)
(Hardcover - October 2002)
Venice
and the Veneto
by Sonja Bullaty
With its lovely waterways, stunning architecture, and spirited carnival,
it's no wonder that Venice has enchanted visitors for centuries. In "Venice
and the Veneto", photographers Sonja Bullaty and Angelo Lomeo capture the
allure of this unforgettable city in rich, full-color photographs that
resemble fine paintings. Each of the nine chapters focuses on a different
Venetian theme, including "A Watery Realm", in which breathtaking views
of the city's waterways may be found, and "Piazza San Marco", "a compelling
image whether the day is just dawning, already well advanced, or drawing
to a close." Bullaty and Lomeo also turn their expert eyes to the beautiful
region surrounding Venice, the Veneto, which "encompasses Palladian palaces,
medieval villages, vineyards and the Dolomite Mountains." Such splendid
photographs, when coupled with the musings on Venice from distinguished
writers, artists, and musicians sprinkled throughout the text, make "the
ideal gift book for those who have experienced the magic of Venice and
long to return, as well as those who look forward to exploring this magical
city and discovering the Veneto." Amazon.com
Hardcover: 180 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.95 x
10.18 x 10.25
Publisher: Abbeville Press, Inc.; ; (April 1998)
ISBN: 0789201666
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