Venice, cità excelentissima : selections from the Renaissance diaries of Marin Sanudo
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Venice, cità excelentissima : selections from the Renaissance diaries of Marin Sanudo
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008
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Bibliography: p. 553-582
Includes index
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Description
When Venice was both a center of Renaissance culture and a gathering place for news from around the world, Marin Sanudo tried to write everything down. He was the finest diarist of his time, with a keen eye for the everyday and the monumental alike. Venice, Cita Excelentissima offers a broad and engaging introduction to Sanudo's detailed observations of life in his beloved city and the world it knew. This expertly translated volume glimpses into Renaissance life at a spectacular time when Venice was at the top of its game. Organized thematically, the selections offer a Venetian's viewpoint of the glories of high culture, the gritty reality and sparkling drama of daily life, the perils of diplomacy and war, and the high-risk ventures of voyages and commerce. Here, the work of the Renaissance's most assiduous historian is finally given the accessibility it warrants and the merit it is due.
Table of Contents
List of Maps
Preface
About the Translation
Introduction: Marin Sanudo, His Life, His City, and His Diaries
List of Abbreviations
Chronology and List of Doges
1. Sanudo on Sanudo
2. The Venetians Govern
3. Crime and Justice
4. Foreign Affairs: War and Diplomacy
5. Economic Networks and Institutions
6. Society and Social Life
7. Religion and Superstition
8. Humanism and the Arts
9. Theater in Venice, Venice as Theater
Appendix A: Money, Wealth, and Wages
Appendix B: Glossary and Terms
Bibliography
Index
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