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Title: Venice: The City and It's Architecture by Richard Goy ISBN: 0-7148-3864-0 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 29 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: well done
Comment: The author has certainly accomplished what he set out to do, "The purpose of this book is twofold: to provide a comprehensive discussion of the principal paths of architectural development, but also to put the buildings into their physical, historical and social context. Venice's architectural histoy is incomprehensible without some appreciation of its political and historical origins and its urban development. The question I am asked far more frequently than any other, in discussing Venice's architectural history, 'Why was the city built here at all?'. The second question, equally invariably, is 'How was it built?' (from the introduction)
The book is obviously the careful work of a historian with both great love and understanding of his subject. The writing is often rather dense, but the material is fascinating, the reader is rewarded with the pleasure obtained from reading good, balanced scholarship, while gaining knowledge and understanding of the architectural history of Venice.
The reader should know, however, that this is not a general/comprehensive history of the city, the author has wisely elected to approach his subject in a topical rather than chronological manor. He prefers to concentrate on significant examples rather than produce a comprehensive but shallow history. The reader would cirtainly benefit from first reading one of the many general political/social/cultural histories of Venice.
The book meets or exceeds the high production values typical of Phaidon Press Limited. The text is generously supported with innumerable color and b&w reproductions of artwork, plans, maps and contemporary photographs.
Rating: 5
Summary: Another beautiful book by Phaidon
Comment: A beautiful, in-depth telling of how Venice came to be. Sketches, photographs, and paintings accompany the writing, which tells the history not only of many buildings, but also of their builders and occupants. I haven't finished the book yet, but I am enjoying every page.
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Title: Florence: The City and Its Architecture by Richard Goy ISBN: 0714839116 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 17 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: The Architectural History of Venice (revised and enlarged edition) by Deborah Howard, Sarah Quill ISBN: 0300090285 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: The Grand Canal by Umberto Franzoi ISBN: 0847824489 Publisher: Rizzoli Pub. Date: 23 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: Venetian Colour: Marble, Mosaic, Painting and Glass 1250-1550 by Paul Hills ISBN: 0300081359 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: Venice from the Bell Towers by Tudy Sammartini, Daniele Resini ISBN: 1858941857 Publisher: Merrell Publishers Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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