| Description |
xxiv, 673 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
A 1000-year history of the Venetian Republic from its ancient settlement to its humiliating defeat by Napoleon in 1797. Lord Norwich marshals myriad personalities, battles, sieges, and facts into a history of Venice's rise to power under the Doges |
| Analysis |
Italy Venice, to 1797 |
| Notes |
Originally published: in 2 v. London : Allen Lane, 1977-1981 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 643-649. - Includes index |
| SUBJECT |
Venice (Italy) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85142720
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| ISBN |
0140066233 (paperback) |
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