CiNii Books - Venice : the city and its architecture

The first ever truly comprehensive history of Venetian architecture, Venice: The City and its Architecture abandons the traditional chronological approach of earlier histories in favour of one that is able to encompass the diverse and manifold influences that have affected the city's development. The buildings are explored through the unique urban context of Venice. This extensive tome brings to life the best aspects of the city's characteristic topography - changing light, reflective waters and prime geographical position at the crossroads of trade routes to the East. A vast range of buildings is celebrated - from fishermen's cottages to the palazzi on the Grand Canal and from the simplest of early Christian basilicas to Palladio's masterpieces and Longhena's Santa Maria della Salute. Colour photographs, original plans, contemporary drawings and paintings by the Venetian masters are all combined to reflect the visual wealth of this extraordinary city. The elegance and eloquence of this stimulating book render it as classic as the city whose secrets it reveals.

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Part 1: the form of the city - origins
land and water - the form of the city
constructing a city - materials, craftsmen and techniques. Part 2: the nuclei of the city - Piazza San Marco
the heart of the empire
the Arsenale - trading power and naval supremacy
the ghetto - a world apart
the Rialto - the marketplace of Europe. Part 3: the buildings of Venice - palaces of power and prestige
the Venetian church - two traditions, East and West
the social orders - Scuole Grandi and Piccole
the social orders - paupers and patricians
the Venetian Palace
post-imperial - buildings for the modern era.

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