The spirit of Venice
Subtitle: from Marco Polo to Casanova
By: Paul Strathern
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780224089791
Subjects: Biography; History
Description: The Republic of Venice was the first great economic and naval power of the modern Western world. After winning the struggle for ascendency against its bitter Genoese rivals in the late 13th century, the Republic enjoyed centuries of unprecedented glory and a trading empire which at its apogee reached as far afield as China, Syria and West Africa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 334-337) and index.