Venice Triumphant

Author : Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0801881897

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Venice Triumphant by Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan Pdf

A group of senior citizens decide to move in together in All Together, a French-language comedy from director Stephanie Robelin. When Claude (Claude Rich) suffers an injury while trying to climb steps in order to meet a woman for a liaison, he and his friends, who are all suffering from some age-related malady, decide to move in together and hire a graduate student to look out for them. Among the new co-tenants are the senile Albert (Pierre Richard) and his wife, the outgoing Jeanne (Jane Fonda) who herself is fighting cancer. Also living with them is Jean (Guy Bedos) a onetime social crusader who enjoys the wealth he's acquired with his wife Annie (Geraldine Chaplin), who wants nothing more than to visit with her children and grandchildren. As they adjust to their new living arrangements, old jealousies and hurts resurface, forcing everyone to reconsider how they want to spend their golden years. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Author : Selwyn Brinton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Art, Italian
ISBN : UCLA:31158010816071

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The Renaissance in Italian Art: The city triumphant [Venice by Selwyn Brinton Pdf

Author : George Bull
Publisher : Michael Joseph
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015011891044

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Venice by George Bull Pdf

Author : Joanne M. Ferraro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139536189

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Venice by Joanne M. Ferraro Pdf

This book is a sweeping historical portrait of the floating city of Venice from its foundations to the present day. Joanne M. Ferraro considers Venice's unique construction within an amphibious environment and identifies the Asian, European and North African exchange networks that made it a vibrant and ethnically diverse Mediterranean cultural centre. Incorporating recent scholarly insights, the author discusses key themes related to the city's social, cultural, religious and environmental history, as well as its politics and economy. A refuge and a pilgrim stop; an international emporium and centre of manufacture; a mecca of spectacle, theatre, music, gambling and sexual experimentation; and an artistic and architectural marvel, Venice's allure springs eternal in every phase of the city's fascinating history.

Author : Michael O'Neill,Mark Sandy,Sarah Wootton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317322603

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Venice and the Cultural Imagination by Michael O'Neill,Mark Sandy,Sarah Wootton Pdf

In the era of the Grand Tour, Venice was the cultural jewel in the crown of Europe and the epitome of decadence. This edited collection of eleven essays draws on a range of disciplines and approaches to ask how Venice’s appeal has affected Western culture since 1800.

Author : Jamie L. Reuland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781009425025

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Music and the Making of Medieval Venice by Jamie L. Reuland Pdf

This path-breaking account of music's role in Venice's Mediterranean empire sheds new light on the city's earliest musical history.

Author : Margaret King
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780199810963

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Venice: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by Margaret King Pdf

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of Islamic studies find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Renaissance and Reformation, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study of European history and culture between the 14th and 17th centuries. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.oxfordbibliographies.com.

Author : Stephan Kar Sander-Faes
Publisher : Viella Libreria Editrice
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-31T00:00:00+02:00
Category : History
ISBN : 9788867281312

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Urban Elites of Zadar by Stephan Kar Sander-Faes Pdf

This book examines economic, geographical, and social mobility in the early modern Adriatic by focusing on the urban elites of Zadar during the crucial decades between the naval battles of Preveza (1538) and Lepanto (1571). The city, then known as Zara, was the nominal capital of Venice’s possessions in the Adriatic, and was a major hub for commerce, communication, and exchange. This case study aims at three aspects of everyday life along the frontiers of Latin Christianity during the apogee of Ottoman dominance in the Mediterranean. First, it analyses early modern communication, network density, and the protagonists’ interactions in the Adriatic. This analysis is based, for the first time, on procura contracts, resulting in a more nuanced picture of Venetian dominion. Next, it examines Zadar’s property markets in an investigation of the economic developments in Dalmatia during the sixteenth century. The third part focuses on the streets of Zadar and the interaction of its diverse inhabitants – nobles, citizens, residents, and foreigners alike. This book also uses a new conceptual approach of a Venetian Commonwealth, an entity based not only on hard power, allegiance, and domination, but also on cultural diffusion, shared knowledge, and collective experiences that shaped everyday life in all of Venice’s possessions. Sixteenth-century Zadar serves as an example of such a Venetian Commonwealth that encompassed the city itself, allowed for the inclusion of all neighbouring communities, and fit into the larger framework of the Republic of Venice.

Author : Dennis. Romano
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 805 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190859985

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Venice by Dennis. Romano Pdf

Venice, one of the world's most storied cities, has a long and remarkable history, told here in its full scope from its founding in the early Middle Ages to the present day. A place whose fortunes and livelihoods have been shaped to a large degree by its relationship with water, Venice is seen in Dennis Romano's account as a terrestrial and maritime power, whose religious, social, architectural, economic, and political histories have been determined by its unique geography.

Author : Heather Redding
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781783064465

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Stealing Venice by Heather Redding Pdf

Set against the sumptuous backdrop of contemporary and sixteenth century Venice, this is the story of two women, Anna and Ginevra, separated by centuries, but whose destinies are determined by the merciless chemistry of love: for a person, a place... and a painting. When Anna takes a career break in Venice she is unprepared for the extraordinary pull of the city’s past over the present. Nor does she envisage being befriended by art historian, Vittore Anzelieri, and his nephew, Raffi. As her involvement with this charismatic family deepens, she finds herself embroiled in unravelling the secrets of a Renaissance masterpiece, and also having to fight for all that she holds dear – just as Ginevra had to, 500 years before. Although living very different lives, the hopes and aspirations of these two women are surprisingly similar, as are the corrupt powers that threaten to snatch away their happiness in this beautiful, but most illusionary, of cities. Stealing Venice is a love story, an art mystery, a powerful evocation of the world’s most iconic city, a study of grief and of having the courage to find and follow one’s true vocation in life. A captivating tale of two cities – London and Venice; of art and history; of theft and food.

Author : H. Hurlburt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137037824

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The Dogaressa of Venice, 1200-1500 by H. Hurlburt Pdf

This book focuses on the identity and public personae of the dogaressa, wives of the elected doges of medieval and early modern Venice. The study traces the evolution of the public functions of the group of quasi-royal wives, rare for their visibility, during Venice's development into a regional economic and political power.

Author : Karen E. McCluskey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351103558

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New Saints in Late-Mediaeval Venice, 1200–1500 by Karen E. McCluskey Pdf

This book focuses on the comparatively unknown cults of new saints in late-mediaeval Venice. These new saints were near-contemporary citizens who were venerated by their compatriots without official sanction from the papacy. In doing so, the book uncovers a sub-culture of religious expression that has been overlooked in previous scholarship. The study highlights a myriad of hagiographical materials, both visual and textual, created to honour these new saints by members of four different Venetian communities: The Republican government; the monastic orders, mostly Benedictine; the mendicant orders; and local parishes. By scrutinising the hagiographic portraits described in painted vita panels, written vitae, passiones, votive images, sermons and sepulchre monuments, as well as archival and historical resources, the book identifies a specifically Venetian typology of sanctity tied to the idiosyncrasies of the city’s site and history. By focusing explicitly on local typological traits, the book produces an intimate and complex portrait of Venetian society and offers a framework for exploring the lived religious experience of late-mediaeval societies beyond the lagoon. As a result, it will be of keen interest to scholars of Venice, lived religion, hagiography, mediaeval history and visual culture.

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780241258477

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The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto by Rough Guides Pdf

Long established, The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto is the most thorough and reliable guide to the city and its surroundings. With stunning photography to inspire you, in-depth coverage to guide you and clear maps to steer you, this guide will ensure you make the most of your time in Venice, whether you want to visit the big name sights of the Basilica di San Marco and the Palazzo Ducale, escape the crowds in one of the city's off-beat districts, or take a day-trip to the magnificent city of Verona. Fascinating stories illuminate the city's history, while on-the-pulse features on everything from cruise ship controversies and flood barrier scandals to the travail's of the city's football team tell you more about the city today than any other guidebook. Insider reviews reveal the best places to eat, drink and sleep with something for every budget, whether you plan to stay in luxury near the Piazza, picnic along the Sant'Elena waterfront, or enjoy the buzzing bars in Dorsoduro.

Author : Jonathan Buckley
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-24
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781409366461

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The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto by Jonathan Buckley Pdf

The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto, long established as the most thorough and reliable guide to the city and its surroundings, has been completely redesigned and updated for this ninth edition. Unrivaled in its coverage of the Doge's Palace, the Basilica di San Marco and all the other major sights, the Rough Guide also reveals the treasures to be found in the districts that lie off the usual tourist trails - and has plenty of maps to make sure you find them easily. As well as being packed with stories that illuminate the city's history, the Rough Guide tells you more about the city as it is today than any other guidebook, with features on everything from flood-prevention projects to the travails of Venice's football team. It will tell you the best places to stay, eat and drink, in all price ranges, from backwater bars to gourmet restaurants, from homely B&Bs to spectacular Grand Canal hotels. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto. Now available in ePub format.

Author : Karl Appuhn
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780801892615

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A Forest on the Sea by Karl Appuhn Pdf

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.