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A history of Venice

by John Julius Norwich

A detailed history of Venice, tracing the city's rise from its fifth-century origins to its fall in 1797 when Napoleon brought an end to the thousand-year-old Republic.

Accession 972 ISBN 9780679721970 Publisher Vintage Books
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