Keates, Jonathan

La serenissima : The story of Venice / by Jonathan Keates - London : Head of Zeus Ltd , 2022 - 478 p. Paper Back

"In this study of key moments in Venice's history, from its half-legendary founding amid the collapse of the Roman empire to its modern survival as a fragile city of the arts menaced by saturation tourism and rising sea levels, Jonathan Keates shows us just how much this remarkable place has contributed to world culture and explains how it endures as an object of desire and inspiration for so many"--Publisher's description.




History
Europe
Italy
Intellectual life
Venice

945.31 / JON-L