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City of fortune : how Venice ruled the seas / Roger Crowley.
- Description: xxix, 418 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, c2011.
- ISBN: 9781400068203 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1400068207 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780679644262 (ebook)
- ISBN: 0679644261 (ebook)
Available copies
- 7 copies at NOBLE (All Libraries).
Current holds
0 current holds with 7 total copies.
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Main | NEW | D 677 .C76 2011 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Danvers | Adult Nonfiction | D 677 C76 2011 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Gloucester | Adult Nonfiction | 945.311/Crowley (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Peabody Main | Adult Nonfiction | NEW D 677 .C76 2011 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Salem | Adult Non-Fiction | 945.31/CROWLEY (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Stoneham | Adult Nonfiction Lower Level | 945.311 CRO (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Swampscott | Lower Level | 945.31 Cr (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Contents: | Departure -- Opportunity : merchant Crusaders, 1000-1204. Lords of Dalmatia ; The blind Doge ; Thirty-four thousand marks ; "A dog returning to its vomit" ; At the walls ; Four emperors ; "The works of hell" -- Princes of the sea, 1204-1500. A quarter and half a quarter ; Demand and supply ; "In the jaws of our enemies" ; The flag of Saint Titus ; Bridling Saint Mark ; Fight to the finish ; Stato da Mar ; "Like water in a fountain" ; City of Neptune : the view from 1500 -- The rising moon, 1400-1503. The glass ball ; The shield of Christendom ; "If Negroponte is lost" ; Pyramid of fire ; Hands on the throat of Venice -- Return. |
| Summary: | Draws on firsthand accounts of pitched sea battles, skillful negotiations, and diplomatic maneuvers to offer a complete history of Venice's centuries-long reign as a naval power and maritime trading empire. |
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Venice (Italy) >
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697-1508. Merchants > Italy > Venice > History. Venice (Italy) > Economic conditions > To 1797. Venice (Italy) > Commerce > History. Mediterranean Region > Commerce > History. |
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