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War, Culture, and Society in Renaissance Venice : Essays in Honour of John Hale
by Chambers, David S.; Clough, Cecil H. & Mallett, Michael E. (Edited by)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good +
- ISBN 10
- 1852850906
- ISBN 13
- 9781852850906
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About This Item
London: The Hambledon Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good +. 8vo. xxviii, 248 p : illustrations, photographs, maps. Blue boads, gilt titling to spine. Light edgewear, marking to the dust-jacket, which is now in a protective jacket. Yellowing to page edges. Footnotes with bibliographical references. Synopsis from jacket : "While the majority of these essays are about wars fought against Venice's enemies or on the building and defence of Venetian and other fortifications, there are also essays on other aspects of Venetian life and art: on Giorgione's earliest work; on the career of a Venetian pope; on the building of the Ca' d'Oro; and on the Diarii of Marino Sanuto."
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2407
- Title
- War, Culture, and Society in Renaissance Venice : Essays in Honour of John Hale
- Author
- Chambers, David S.; Clough, Cecil H. & Mallett, Michael E. (Edited by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1852850906
- ISBN 13
- 9781852850906
- Publisher
- The Hambledon Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- ITALY VENICE TURKISH WARS, VENICE MILITARY HISTORY, RENAISSANCE ITALY VENICE
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