{"product_id":"venice-a-maritime-republic-9780801814600","title":"Venice, a Maritime Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003eCombining engrossing detail and magisterial overview, \u003ci\u003eVenice, A Maritime Republic\u003c\/i\u003e traces the history of Venice from its origins in the sixth century through its rise and decline as the first modern empire of Europe. \"Among the many cities men have made,\" Frederic C. Lane writes, \"Venice stands out as a symbol of beauty, of wise government, and of communally controlled capitalism.\" Drawing on a lifetime of study and reflection, the author shows how that resplendent city came to have the institutions, the buildings, and the pattern of urban life that make it unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederic Chapin Lane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 6.88w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801814600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederic C. Lane \u003c\/b\u003e(1900-1984) was a noted maritime historian of medieval and Renaissance Venice. Among his many books are \u003ci\u003eVenetian Ships and Shipbuilders of the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVenice, A Maritime Republic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40779912609907,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":66.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f9e96393-3e3f-4a66-9ce4-d1545d94c884.jpg?v=1680618037","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/venice-a-maritime-republic-9780801814600","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}