This text presents a concise overview of the history of Venice from the fifth century AD to the present day. The main theme is the unique place that Venice has

Ranging from the days of the 6th century--when the early lagoon-dwellers lived "like sea-birds, in huts built on heaps of osiers" to the exquisite city of 18th-

A beautiful new coffee table book featuring the beloved city of Venice

John Julius Norwich's dazzling history of Venice from its origins to its eighteenth century fall. 'Lord Norwich has loved and understood Venice as well as any o

Linter presents a compact portrait of Italy from prehistory to the present. Illustrations. Maps.