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.
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?
Convents And The Body Politic In Late Renaissance Venice
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Author : Jutta Gisela Sperling
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1999
Convents And The Body Politic In Late Renaissance Venice written by Jutta Gisela Sperling and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
In late sixteenth-century Venice, nearly 60 percent of all patrician women joined convents, and only a minority of these women did so voluntarily. In trying to explain why unprecedented numbers of patrician women did not marry, historians have claimed that dowries became too expensive. However, Jutta Gisela Sperling debunks this myth and argues that the rise of forced vocations happened within the context of aristocratic culture and society. Sperling explains how women were not allowed to marry beneath their social status while men could, especially if their brides were wealthy. Faced with a shortage of suitable partners, patrician women were forced to offer themselves as "a gift not only to God, but to their fatherland," as Patriarch Giovanni Tiepolo told the Senate of Venice in 1619. Noting the declining birth rate among patrician women, Sperling explores the paradox of a marriage system that preserved the nobility at the price of its physical extinction. And on a more individual level, she tells the fascinating stories of these women. Some became scholars or advocates of women's rights, some took lovers, and others escaped only to survive as servants, prostitutes, or thieves.
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 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.
Painted Veils
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Author : James Huneker
language : en
Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Release Date : 2023-08-16
Painted Veils written by James Huneker and has been published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-16 with Fiction categories.
The journey from Washington had been stupid. An early November afternoon sky heavy with threatening snow, her nerves tense with expectation, made the girl feel that the big city once reached her troubles would be over; but at Jersey City they began. After a few blunders she reached the 23rd Street ferry and noted the snow falling in the foggy river. Her baggage had been checked to the hotel and she had nothing to do but climb into a hansom and direct the driver to west 25th Street. She made a tentative bargain with the man. Easter was prudent because she had little money. The hotel—it was in reality two old-fashioned houses with high steps and brown stone façades, the conventional residence of the early eighties—did not impress her; besides, it was snowing so thickly that she could hardly distinguish anything, and when she was admitted into the hall the light dazzled her eyes. She felt lonely, timid, uncomfortable. A tall, portly lady saluted her...FROM THE BOOKS.
The Stones Of Venice I
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Author : John Ruskin
language : en
Publisher: anboco
Release Date : 2016-08-01
The Stones Of Venice I written by John Ruskin and has been published by anboco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-01 with Fiction categories.
It was originally intended that this Work should consist of two volumes only; the subject has extended to three. The second volume, however, will conclude the account of the ancient architecture of Venice. The third will embrace the Early, the Roman, and the Grotesque Renaissance; and an Index, which, as it gives, in alphabetical order, a brief account of all the buildings in Venice, or references to the places where they are mentioned in the text, will be found a convenient guide for the traveller. In order to make it more serviceable, I have introduced some notices of the pictures which I think most interesting in the various churches, and in the Scuola di San Rocco.
Convents And The Body Politic In Late Renaissance Venice 1550 1650
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Author : Jutta Gisela Sperling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Convents And The Body Politic In Late Renaissance Venice 1550 1650 written by Jutta Gisela Sperling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Church and state categories.
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.