VENICE

London: Thames and Hudson, 1971. 'World Cultural guides'. Translated from the Italian by Judith Landry. 190 illustrations in colour and b/w. Special photography by Mario Carrieri. End-paper illustration: Deatail from a fifteenth century coloured engraving of Venice. Contents: I). The face of Venice. II). Byzantium and Ravenna. III). San Marco and the rise of the Republic. IV). The Gothic flowering. V). The Renaissance. VI). Golden age - The sixteenth century. VII). Light and shade: the Baroque. VIII). Autumn glory: the eighteenth century. IX). Decline. X). Venice must live. With: a). Ground plan of the Basilica S. Marco. b). Ground plan of the Palazzo Ducale. c). Ground plan of S. Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. d). Significant dates in the history of Venice. e). Museums and galleries. f). Historic buildings and churches. g). Painters, sculptors and architects. 287 pag. . 1st edition. Red cloth with dustjacket. Good condition/Cover in color. 25,5cmx13cm.