The Veils Of Venice
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The Veils Of Venice
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Author : Edward Sklepowich
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2015-01-27
The Veils Of Venice written by Edward Sklepowich and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-27 with Fiction categories.
Investigating a killing, Macintyre finds it to be a family affair As snow falls on Venice, turning the city into an elaborate gothic confection, Gaby Pindar fears for her life. Crippled by intense agoraphobia, she hasn’t left her family home in two decades, instead dedicating herself to tending to the small collection of historical trinkets that make up the family museum. When she begins receiving death threats, she begs for help from her cousin, the Contessa da Capo-Zendrini, whose friend Urbino Macintyre is something of an amateur sleuth. But the search takes a gruesome turn when Gaby’s sister, Olimpia, turns up dead. The contessa finds Olimpia murdered in her home, the maid kneeling above her with a bloody pair of scissors. Convinced of the maid’s innocence, Macintyre digs into the Pindar family history, discovering centuries’ worth of intrigue that have finally erupted in blood.
Veils Of Venice
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Author : Edward Sklepowich
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Veils Of Venice written by Edward Sklepowich and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
Investigating a killing, Macintyre finds it to be a family affair As snow falls on Venice, turning the city into an elaborate gothic confection, Gaby Pindar fears for her life. Crippled by intense agoraphobia, she hasn{u2019}t left her family home in two decades, instead dedicating herself to tending to the small collection of historical trinkets that make up the family museum. When she begins receiving death threats, she begs for help from her cousin, the Contessa da Capo-Zendrini, whose friend Urbino Macintyre is something of an amateur sleuth. But the search takes a gruesome turn when Gaby{u2019}s sister, Olimpia, turns up dead. The contessa finds Olimpia murdered in her home, the maid kneeling above her with a bloody pair of scissors. Convinced of the maid{u2019}s innocence, Macintyre digs into the Pindar family history, discovering centuries{u2019} worth of intrigue that have finally erupted in blood.
Venice Incognito
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Author : James H. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2017-01-10
Venice Incognito written by James H. Johnson and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-10 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
"The entire town is disguised," declared a French tourist of eighteenth-century Venice. And, indeed, maskers of all ranks—nobles, clergy, imposters, seducers, con men—could be found mixing at every level of Venetian society. Even a pious nun donned a mask and male attire for her liaison with the libertine Casanova. In Venice Incognito, James H. Johnson offers a spirited analysis of masking in this carnival-loving city. He draws on a wealth of material to explore the world view of maskers, both during and outside of carnival, and reconstructs their logic: covering the face in public was a uniquely Venetian response to one of the most rigid class hierarchies in European history. This vivid account goes beyond common views that masking was about forgetting the past and minding the muse of pleasure to offer fresh insight into the historical construction of identity.
The Souls Of Venice
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Author : Janet Sethre
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2003-01-01
The Souls Of Venice written by Janet Sethre and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with History categories.
How is a life defined by a city, and a city by the lives within? Where do an individual and a culture coincide? Perhaps more than any city in the world, Venice inspires these questions and suggests intriguing answers. This book focuses on people who have been shaped by Venice and have shaped Venice in their turn. The author considers them in five groups: the "mutilated culture heroes" (e.g., the eunuch Narses), who despite or because of some great sacrifice helped the city define itself and its mission; the "fugitives from splendor" (e.g., St. Pietro Orseolo or El Greco), so overwhelmed by beauty that they fled the city; the "prisoners of Venice"-the convicts, the cloistered, the mad; the "symbiotics," who lived in close communion with the city for long periods of time (e.g., Titian) and the "fugitives from self" (e.g., Igor Stravinsky), who have come from elsewhere seeking a new identity, and who ended up helping to create a new identity for the city itself. More than a collection of biographies, this richly textured and insightful work examines the roots of people's "Venice-ness" as well as the city's own humanity.
Venetian Veils
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Author : Clarissa Delbridge
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2023-08-29
Venetian Veils written by Clarissa Delbridge and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-29 with categories.
In the glittering heart of Regency-era Venice, where masked balls hide secrets and the Grand Canal reflects whispered tales, Venetian Veils takes readers on a breathtaking journey of intrigue, romance, and redemption. Eleanor, a British emissary, steps onto Venetian shores with a mission that could alter the fates of empires. But as alliances shift and mysteries unfold, she discovers that the city's winding canals hold more than just water; they're brimming with secrets, promises, and betrayals. Dive into a world where each gondola ride leads to unexpected turns, and masked strangers may not be strangers at all. Every veil conceals a story in this rich, atmospheric tale that will leave you questioning: How much would you risk for a second chance at love?
The Stones Of Venice
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Author : John Ruskin
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2023-11-22
The Stones Of Venice written by John Ruskin and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-22 with Architecture categories.
The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin. Ruskin examines Venetian architecture in detail, describing for example over eighty churches. He discusses architecture of Venice's Byzantine, Gothic and Renaissance periods, and provides a general history of the city. As well as being an art historian, Ruskin was a social reformer. He set out to prove how Venetian architecture exemplified the principles he discussed in his earlier works.
Venice
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Author : Janet Sethre
language : en
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
Release Date : 2020-01-08
Venice written by Janet Sethre and has been published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-08 with categories.
This richly textured work examines Venetians’ “Venice-ness” and the city’s humanity. A cultural history wide in scope and original in conception, it explores how people have been shaped by Venice and, in turn, have shaped the city. Meet culture heroes whose defects have helped Venice define its myth and fugitives from the city’s splendor, such as El Greco. Venice’s prisoners numbered cloistered women, the mad, and Jews of the Ghetto. People living in close, durable symbiosis with Venice included Titian, and those fugitives from self who sought wholeness in Venice included Stravinsky.
The New Palaces Of Medieval Venice
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
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The New Palaces Of Medieval Venice written by and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Architecture categories.
The medieval palaces of Venice are unlike those from anywhere else and they also survive in this equally unique city in far greater numbers. This well-presented study argues, however, that contrary to other opinions, the architecture of Venice was developed from that of northern and western Europe and not from that of Byzantium and Late Antiquity.
The Silk Industry Of Renaissance Venice
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Author : Luca Molà
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2003-04-01
The Silk Industry Of Renaissance Venice written by Luca Molà and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-01 with History categories.
How 16th century Venetian silk manufacturers met the challenge of demand for lighter and cheaper fabric. The manufacture of luxury textiles, such as silk, was central to an Italian Renaissance economy based on status and conspicuous consumption. From the rapidly changing fashions that drove demand to the jobs created for craftsmen, weavers, and merchants, the wealth and prestige associated with silk throughout Europe made it Italy's leading export industry. In this important book, Luca Molà examines the silk industry in Renaissance Venice amid changing markets, suppliers, producers, and government regulations. Drawing on archival research and a vast amount of European scholarship, Molà documents the innovations Venetians made in manufacturing and marketing to spur the silk industry. He uncovers the alliance between manufacturers and government to promote the industry in a changing international economic environment. Through flexible laws, quality was regulated to meet the varying requirements of an increasing range of customers. Molà also analyzes state policy that favored the development and organization of silk producers throughout the Terraferma. His findings contribute in an important way to the ongoing scholarly assessment of Venice's place in the economy of the Renaissance and the Mediterranean world.
A New Variorum Edition Of Shakespeare The Merchant Of Venice 1888
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Author : William Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
A New Variorum Edition Of Shakespeare The Merchant Of Venice 1888 written by William Shakespeare and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with categories.
[V.23] The second part of Henry the Fourth. 1940.--[v.24-25] The sonnets. 1924.--[v.26] Troilus and Cressida. 1953.--[v.27] The life and death of King Richard the Second. 1955.