Bibliograph

Venice, a new history, Thomas F. Madden

Type

Label

Venice, a new history, Thomas F. Madden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Venice

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

778827624

Responsibility statement

Thomas F. Madden

Sub title

a new history

Table Of Contents

Refugees on the lagoon: the origins of Venice -- St. Mark's Rest: the birth of the City of Venice, 697-836 -- Coming of age: independence, expansion, & power, 836-1094 -- Merchant republic in a feudal age: ecclesiastical and political reform, 1095-1172 -- Between empires: the peace of Venice, 1172-1200 -- Birth of a maritime empire: Venice and the Fourth Crusade -- Marco Polo's Venice: prosperity, power, and piety in the thirteenth century -- Discovery of the West: war, wealth, & reform in the early fourteenth century -- Plague and treason in the fourteenth century -- From victory to victory: the War of Chioggia and the birth of the mainland empire -- Death of a parent: the fall of Constantinople & the rise of the Ottoman Turks -- Sowing and reaping: medieval Venice and the birth of modern finance -- Perils of Success: the apogee of the Venetian Empire -- Most splendid and serene: Venice and the Renaissance -- For God and St. Mark: the wars against the Turks -- Masks, opera, and love: Venice the tourist destination -- A medieval republic in the modern world: the United States, France, & the fall of Venice -- A crisis of identity: Venice in the nineteenth century -- War, water, and tourists: Venice in the twentieth century and beyond

Creator