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Venice, the city and its architecture / Richard Goy.

By: Goy, Richard J. (Richard John), 1947- [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Phaidon, 1997Copyright date: ©1997Description: 320 pages (1 folded) : illustrations (some colour), 1 map ; 30 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0714830054.Subject(s): Architecture -- Italy -- Venice | Venice (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etcDDC classification: 720.94531
Contents:
Origins -- Land and water : the form of the city -- Constructing a city : materials, craftsmen and techniques -- Piazza San Marco : the heart of the empire -- The Arsenale : trading power and naval supremacy -- The ghetto : a world apart -- Railto : the marketplace of Europe -- Palaces of power and prestige : the institutional hub -- The Venetian church : two traditions, east and west -- Social orders : scuole grandi and piccole -- Social orders II : paupers and patricians -- The Venetian palace : history of a typology -- Post-imperial buildings for the modern era -- Postscript.
Holdings
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General lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending 720.94531 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00196970
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An illustrated survey of the architecture and urban development of Ven ice. Goy's work includes sections on some of the best-known buildings, including the Basilica of San Marco, the Palazzo Ducale and the Rialto bridge, providing an introduction to the historical background of the city.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-315) and index.

Origins -- Land and water : the form of the city -- Constructing a city : materials, craftsmen and techniques -- Piazza San Marco : the heart of the empire -- The Arsenale : trading power and naval supremacy -- The ghetto : a world apart -- Railto : the marketplace of Europe -- Palaces of power and prestige : the institutional hub -- The Venetian church : two traditions, east and west -- Social orders : scuole grandi and piccole -- Social orders II : paupers and patricians -- The Venetian palace : history of a typology -- Post-imperial buildings for the modern era -- Postscript.