| Description |
356 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Neptune's Walls: the myths of the origins -- Byzantine, ducal and communal Venice -- Venice and the Gothic -- Renovatio marciana: the early Renaissance -- The new magnificence: the cinquecento -- Baroque Venice: the age of Baldassare Longhena -- The eighteenth century: anti-Baroque polemics, 'stil veneziano' and innovation -- Architecture and the contemporary city |
| Summary |
In this comprehensive survey, which draws on extensive original research on the city's cultural history, Concina offers fresh insights into Venice's architecture, and overturns many long established theories on the development of this lagoon city |
| Notes |
Originally published in Italian as: Storia dell'architettura di Venezia, by electa, Milan, 1995 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-347) and indexes |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Italy -- Venice.
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Historic buildings -- Italy -- Venice.
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| SUBJECT |
Venice (Italy) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79018142 -- Buildings, structures, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004820
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Venice (Italy) -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85142714
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| LC no. |
97019201 |
| ISBN |
0521573386 (hc) |
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