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The Genius Of Venice: Piazza San Marco And The Making Of The Republic,New
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An Ideal Volume For Lovers Of Venice And Architecture Aficionados, The Genius Of Venice Presents The Unique History Of Venice Through The Story Of The Piazza San Marco And Its Development Over Eight Centuries. It Combines An Authoritative Account Of The Entire Piazza Complex, The Oldest, Most Important, And Most Evocative Public Space In This Singular City, With More Than 100 Color Photographs And Maps.Dial Parrott'S View Of Venice Is A Heroic One. He Portrays The Medieval Venetian Republic As A Consistent Vanguard State, Centuries Ahead Of The Rest Of Europeeconomically, Politically, And Without Doubt, Architecturally. Venice Experienced An Architectural And Artistic Protorenaissance As Early As The Twelfth And Thirteenth Centuries. This Is When She First Created Piazza San Marco, Using As Her Model A Splendid Late Classical Square In Constantinople, The Old Imperial Capital Of The Eastern Roman Empire. The Book Presents The Piazza As One Of The Supreme Examples Of Western Communal Art, The Same Architectural Ethos That Built The Great Medieval Cathedrals Of France And Germany. The Work Of Architects And Artists Of Great Genius And Skill, The Piazza Ensemble Is, Above All, A Communal Artistic Effort, A Carefully Crafted Assemblage, Merging Changes In Style And Taste Over 800 Years. The Genius Of Venice Reveals The Piazza'S Magnificent Edifices As The 'Living Books Of History' (John Ruskin) They Were Always Meant To Be.
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