Venice and Its Story
by Thomas Okey
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About this eBook
- Author
- Okey, Thomas, 1852-1935
- Credits
- Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- DG: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Italy, Vatican City, Malta
- Subject
- Venice (Italy) -- History
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 41209
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41209
- Release Date
- October 28, 2012
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.V E N I C E AND ITS STORY BY T. O K E Y — PREFACE
- 2.CONTENTS
- 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 4.PART I.—THE STORY — CHAPTER I The Foundation at Rialto — CHAPTER II — CHAPTER III — CHAPTER IV Enrico Dandolo and the Capture of Constantinople — CHAPTER V Peace and War—The Holy Inquisition—Conflict with the Genoese—Loss of Constantinople — CHAPTER VI The Duel with Genoa—The Closing of the Great Council — CHAPTER VII The Oligarchy—Commercial supremacy—The Bajamonte Conspiracy—The Council of the Ten—The Prisons — CHAPTER VIII Conquests on the Mainland—Execution of Marin Faliero—The Fall of Genoa — CHAPTER IX Aggression on the Mainland—Arrest and Execution of Carmagnola—The Two Foscari — CHAPTER X — CHAPTER XI — CHAPTER XII THE FINE ARTS AT VENICE Masons—Painters—Glass-workers—Printers
- 5.PART II — SECTION I Arrival—The Piazza — SECTION II The Basilica of St Mark — SECTION III The Ducal Palace — SECTION IV The Accademia — SECTION V The Grand Canal and S. Georgio Maggiore — SECTION VI — SECTION VII The Frari—The Scuola and Church of S. Rocco — SECTION VIII — SECTION IX — SECTION X S. Salvatore—Corte del Milione—S. Giovanni Grisostomo — SECTION XI S. Moisè—S. Stefano—Site of the Aldine Press—Il Bovolo—S. Vitale—S. Vio—The Salute—The Seminario — SECTION XII — SECTION XIII — SECTION XIV — SECTION XV Giudecca—The Redentore—S. Trovaso — SECTION XVI Palazzo Labia—S. Giobbe—The Ghetti—Gli Scalzi — SECTION XVII Titian’s House—S. Michele in Isola—Murano — SECTION XVIII Torcello—S. Francesco del Deserto — SECTION XIX S. Nicolo del Lido — SECTION XX Chioggia — L’ENVOI — APPENDIX I List of Doges — APPENDIX II Bibliography
- 6.INDEX
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