عنوان

Venice :

(Number (ISBN

0714830054

(Number (ISBN

0714838640

(Number (ISBN

9780714830056

(Number (ISBN

9780714838649

Title Proper

Venice :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the city and its architecture /

First Statement of Responsibility

Richard Goy.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Phaidon,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1997.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

320 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color), 1 map ;

Dimensions

30 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-315) and index.

Text of Note

Origins -- Land and water : the form of the city -- Constructing a city : materials, craftsmen and techniques -- Piazza San Marco : the heart of the empire -- The Arsenale : trading power and naval supremacy -- The ghetto : a world apart -- Railto : the marketplace of Europe -- Palaces of power and prestige : the institutional hub -- The Venetian church : two traditions, east and west -- Social orders : scuole grandi and piccole -- Social orders II : paupers and patricians -- The Venetian palace : history of a typology -- Post-imperial buildings for the modern era -- Postscript.

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Text of Note

"This book charts the metamorphosis of Venice from its meagre origins, as a number of small scattered settlements of hamlets, into one of the wealthiest cities in the world. By focusing on particular nuclei of the city, all its contrasts are explored; these centres range from the political and religious heart of San Marco to the bustling mercantile centre of the Rialto and the Jewish Ghetto, with its distinctive cultural life. Descriptions of individual building types are equally far-reaching, including Scuole Grandi and Piccole, palaces of power and prestige and post-Imperial constructions. The section on the city's housing encompasses fishermen's cottages as a counterpoint to the exuberant palazzi that shimmer on the Grand Canal; the coverage of churches extends from simple early Christian basilicas to Andrea Palladio's masterpieces and the white marble Baroque triumph of Baldassare Longhena's Santa Maria della Salute." "Venice has always had a unique charm and over the ages its buildings and urban fabric have inspired countless writers and artists, including the poet Dante, the writer Ruskin and the painter Canaletto. The visual wealth of the city is reflected in the book's extensive illustrations, in which new colour photographs are combined with historical plans and paintings. Contemporary maps and drawings provide a fresh insight into the city's evolution, while paintings by the Venetian masters such as Carpaccio and Bellini provide both a lyricism and vital detail."--Jacket.

Title

Venice.

Architecture-- Italy-- Venice.

Buildings-- Italy-- Venice.

Architecture.

Architektur

Bouwkunst.

Buildings.

Städtebau

Venice (Italy), Buildings, structures, etc.

Italy, Venice.

Venedig

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7

7

Number

72(45)

Number

Edition

Class number

Class number

Book number

Class number

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System Code

System Code

Goy, Richard J., (Richard John),1947-

Date of Transaction

20200822123825.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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