A History of Venice
- ISBN-10
- 0141936789
- ISBN-13
- 9780141936789
- Series
- A History of Venice
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 704
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-07-03
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Author
- John Julius Norwich
Description
John Julius Norwich's dazzling history of Venice from its origins to its eighteenth century fall. 'Lord Norwich has loved and understood Venice as well as any other Englishman has ever done. He has put readers of his generation more in his debt than any other English writer' Peter Levi, The Sunday Times.
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