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Author : Edmund Flagg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Venice (Italy)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044014250351
Author : Roger Crowley
Publisher : Random House
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780679644262
“The rise and fall of Venice’s empire is an irresistible story and [Roger] Crowley, with his rousing descriptive gifts and scholarly attention to detail, is its perfect chronicler.”—The Financial Times The New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea charts Venice’s astounding five-hundred-year voyage to the pinnacle of power in an epic story that stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. City of Fortune traces the full arc of the Venetian imperial saga, from the ill-fated Fourth Crusade, which culminates in the sacking of Constantinople in 1204, to the Ottoman-Venetian War of 1499–1503, which sees the Ottoman Turks supplant the Venetians as the preeminent naval power in the Mediterranean. In between are three centuries of Venetian maritime dominance, during which a tiny city of “lagoon dwellers” grow into the richest place on earth. Drawing on firsthand accounts of pitched sea battles, skillful negotiations, and diplomatic maneuvers, Crowley paints a vivid picture of this avaricious, enterprising people and the bountiful lands that came under their dominion. From the opening of the spice routes to the clash between Christianity and Islam, Venice played a leading role in the defining conflicts of its time—the reverberations of which are still being felt today. “[Crowley] writes with a racy briskness that lifts sea battles and sieges off the page.”—The New York Times “Crowley chronicles the peak of Venice’s past glory with Wordsworthian sympathy, supplemented by impressive learning and infectious enthusiasm.”—The Wall Street Journal
Author : John Keahey
Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2002-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0312265948
Venice is sinking - six feet over the past 1,000 years. The reasons for this are many. Although there is a natural geologic tendency for some sinking, humans have exacerbated the problem by exploiting on a massive scale underground water resources for industrial purposes. Coupled with these events - and perhaps most significant - are climatic changes all over the globe. The heating of the atmosphere after the last ice age, dramatically speeded up by humans, has led to a steady, continuing rise in sea level. This global warming is likely to persist beyond human control for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Venetians, other Italians, and many in the world community are locked in debate over Venice's plight. Venice Against the Sea explains how the city and its 177 canals were built and what has led up to this long-foreseen crisis. It explores the various options currently being considered for "solving" this problem and chronicles the ongoing debate among scientists, engineers, and politicians about the pros and cons of each potential solution. Through extensive research and interviews, award-winning journalist John Keahey has written the definitive book on this fascinating problem. No matter what the experts decide to do, one thing is for certain - Venice's art, its buildings, and its history are too important to the planet's cultural identity to let it slip beneath the rising waters of the Adriatic.
Author : Joseph Pennell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Venice (Italy)
ISBN : OCLC:1127532143
Author : Nino Cenni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:954984450
Author : Edmund Flagg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Venice (Italy)
ISBN : LCCN:04030010
Author : HardPress,Joseph Pennell
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01
Category : Venice (Italy)
ISBN : 1313556939
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Author : Edmund Flagg
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0461514842
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Author : Edmund FLAGG
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IBSR:BS001244322
Author : Edmund Flagg
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1012408744
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Author : Edmund Flagg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Venice (Italy)
ISBN : MINN:31951001718065I
Author : Karl Appuhn
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780801892615
The idea of a Venetian forestry service might strike one as the beginning of a joke. The statement that it began in the fourteenth century would surprise most people. Venice is built on a lagoon with no timber resources. This book reveals the story of Venice's attempt to establish protected forests in order to have a constant supply of wood. Beyond the need for wood for heating and cooking, tall beams of oak and beech were needed for ship building and the shoring up of breakwaters that kept the sea from flooding the city. The author follows the practice of forest conservation and management from its inception in the 1300s to the end of the eighteenth century. He details the administrative and legal debates as well as problems with the implementation of policies. This study is a corrective to histories that assume a lack of interest in forest conservation in Europe at this time. The experience of the Venetians also serves as an example for timber use and conservation today.
Author : Edmund Flagg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0461208555
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Author : Edmund Flagg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Venice (Italy)
ISBN : OCLC:1322275733
Author : EDMUND FLAGG
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOMDLP:abq4129:0001.001