Venice & the East
Subtitle: The Impact of the Islamic World on Venetian Architecture 1100-1500
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: September 10, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780300085044
Subjects: Architectural structure & design; Early Renaissance (c 1400-1500); History of art: c 500 CE to c 1400; Islamic studies; c 1000 CE to c 1500; 15th-16th Century Architecture; Islamic Architecture; Architecture; Italy; Criticism; History - General; International Architecture - European; Architecture / Criticism; Decoration & Ornament; Europe - Italy; Buildings, structures, etc; Islamic influences; Venice; Venice (Italy)
First sentence: Venice's foundation myth endowed her with Roman genes, but she was reared with Byzantine sensibilities.