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Bezig met laden... Venice from the Ground Updoor James H. S. McGregor
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Venice came to life on mudflats at the edge of the habitable world. Protected in a tidal estuary from invaders and Byzantine overlords, the fishermen and traders who settled there crafted a way of life unlike anything the Roman Empire had ever known. In an astonishing feat of narrative history, James H. S. McGregor recreates this world, with its waterways rather than roads and its livelihood harvested from the sea. The narrative follows both a chronological and geographical organization, so that readers can trace the city's evolution by chapter and visitors can explore it by district on foot and by boat. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)945.31History and Geography Europe Italy and region VenetiaLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (1)
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nonfic> Hist> Italy> Venice
Opening:
In the sixth century, waves of barbarians devastated
Italy and eventually gained control of the Western
Roman Empire. Just beyond their grasp on the edge of
the habitable world—some would say beyond the
edge—Venice came to life in the shelter of its Lagoon.
Divided from the sea and its Byzantine masters by a long barrier island, and
separated from the mainland of Italy by a tract of shallow water, Venice
found security in its tidal estuary. Safely out of reach of potential overlords
on both sides, the Venetians crafted a way of life perfectly suited to their
strange environment. Fishers, salt gatherers, and traders, they lived in widely
dispersed communities throughout the Lagoon.
Utilitarian and akin to the spiel of a weary tour guide. Not every historian doth a writer make.
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