Publication

2000-09-10 - Yale University Press

Language

English

Word Count

75,000 words, Guess

Page Count

300 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100300085044
  • ISBN-139780300085044
  • Goodreads910011
  • LibraryThing1448053
  • Open LibraryOL9662063M

Description

"Based on wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary research, this book examines the mechanisms that governed the exchange of visual culture across ideological boundaries before the age of printing. Howard explores a range of building types that reflect the impact of Islamic imagery, paying special attention to two icon buildings, San Marco and the Palazzo Ducale. She considers the complexities of importing Moslem ideas to an unambiguously Christian city, itself the point of embarkation for pilgrims to the Holy Land."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Venice's foundation myth endowed her with Roman genes, but she was reared with Byzantine sensibilities.

Excerpt

Venice's foundation myth endowed her with Roman genes, but she was reared with Byzantine sensibilities.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Venice & the East: The Impact of the Islamic World on Venetian Architecture 1100-1500HardcoverYale University Press2000-09-10

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