03111nam 2200721Ia 450 991045536340332120200520144314.00-674-04084-810.4159/9780674040847(CKB)1000000000787161(EBL)3300127(OCoLC)432706104(SSID)ssj0000266984(PQKBManifestationID)11226118(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000266984(PQKBWorkID)10332970(PQKB)11656421(MiAaPQ)EBC3300127(DE-B1597)457703(OCoLC)1013946010(OCoLC)1029816986(OCoLC)1032690804(OCoLC)1037981715(OCoLC)1041992774(OCoLC)1046607446(OCoLC)1046997876(OCoLC)646811304(OCoLC)979754333(DE-B1597)9780674040847(Au-PeEL)EBL3300127(CaPaEBR)ebr10313843(EXLCZ)99100000000078716120051205d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVenice from the ground up[electronic resource] /James H.S. McGregorCambridge, MA Belknap Press of Harvard University Press20061 online resource (384 p.)From the Ground UpMaps on lining papers.0-674-02333-1 0-674-02752-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-340) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Lagoon -- 2. St. Mark's Basilica -- 3. Company Town -- 4. State of Grace -- 5. Evangelism on the Northern Rim -- 6. State of Siege -- 7. Merchants and Mariners -- 8. The Streets of Venice -- Information -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- MapsVenice came to life on mudflats at the edge of the habitable world. Protected in a tidal estuary from invaders and Byzantine overlords, the fishermen and traders who settled there crafted a way of life unlike anything the Roman Empire had ever known. In an astonishing feat of narrative history, James H. S. McGregor recreates this world, with its waterways rather than roads and its livelihood harvested from the sea. The narrative follows both a chronological and geographical organization, so that readers can trace the city's evolution by chapter and visitors can explore it by district on foot and by boat.From the Ground UpCity planningItalyVeniceHistoryVenice (Italy)Description and travelVenice (Italy)HistoryElectronic books.City planningHistory.945/.31McGregor James H(James Harvey),1946-1031753MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455363403321Venice from the ground up2449244UNINA