{"product_id":"the-makers-of-venice-doges-conquerors-painters-and-men-of-letters-paperback-9781108054645","title":"The Makers of Venice; Doges, Conquerors, Painters, and Men of Letters (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108054645","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Makers of Venice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDoges, Conquerors, Painters, and Men of Letters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn engaging 1887 account of the cultural development of Venice through vibrant biographical sketches of key figures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMargaret Oliphant (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108054645, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 October 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e460 pages, 49 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAn influential and prolific Victorian author, Margaret Oliphant (1828–97) is best remembered for her Chronicles of Carlingford - novels which sketch the religious and domestic politics of a provincial community - particularly the most popular in the cycle, Miss Marjoribanks (1866), and for her many book reviews, essays and serialised fiction for Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. Her output included ninety-eight novels, some fifty short stories, works of biography and non-fiction, and a series of cultural histories of European cities, of which this is the second. Originally published in 1887, the book paints a compelling picture of the cultural development of the great city of Venice during the middle ages and the Renaissance through biographical sketches of its key figures. They include the doge Enrico Dandolo, the explorer Marco Polo, and the artists Titian and Tintoretto. The volumes on Florence (1876) and Rome (1895) are also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Doges: 1. The Orseoli\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Michieli\u003cbr\u003e 3. Enrico Dandolo\u003cbr\u003e 4. Pietro Gradenigo\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Doges disgraced\u003cbr\u003e Part II. By Land and Sea: 1. The travellers\u003cbr\u003e 2. A popular hero\u003cbr\u003e 3. Soldiers of fortune - Carmagnola\u003cbr\u003e 4. Bartolommeo Colleoni\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Painters: 1. The three early masters\u003cbr\u003e 2. The second generation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Tintoretto\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Men of Letters: 1. The guests of Venice\u003cbr\u003e 2. The historians\u003cbr\u003e 3. Aldus and the Aldines.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266111754520,"sku":"9781108054645","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108054645i.jpg?v=1696747199","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-makers-of-venice-doges-conquerors-painters-and-men-of-letters-paperback-9781108054645","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}