Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City

A sweeping and comprehensive history of Venice—from its formation in the early Middle Ages to the present day—that traces its evolution as a city, city-state, regional power, and overseas empire.

No city stirs the imagination more than Venice. From the richly ornamented palaces emerging from the waters of the Grand Canal to the dazzling sites of Piazza San Marco, visitors and residents alike sense they are entering, as fourteenth-century poet Petrarch remarked, "another world." During the M...