The Architectural History of Venice: Revised and enlarged edition [Paperback]

Deborah Howard (Author), Laura Moretti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0300090293 | ISBN-13: 978-0300090291 | Edition: Rev Enl

This book is the indispensable guide to the history of architecture in Venice, encompassing the city's fascinating variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day. Completely updated, this edition of Deborah Howard's classic volume (first published in 1980) is filled with splendid illustrations, most of them new and reproduced in full colour. Howard writes in a highly accessible style, inviting those who visit Venice in person, armchair travellers, and all students of Venetian art and architecture to look more closely at the unique architecture of one of the world's most beautiful cities.

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When published in 1981, Cambridge professor Howard's survey of Venetian architecture was hailed as the only authoritative study of its scope in English. This new edition contains the same text with minor revisions, many of which reflect research Howard published in her Venice and the East. Reduced in size for convenient transport in a tourist's backpack or purse, the new edition boasts crisp new color photos, extensively updated footnotes, and an expanded bibliography. The concise, fact-filled narrative chronicles the evolution of Venice's major building types-churches, palaces, and guildhalls-from the Byzantine era to the present. Just as scholarly and comprehensive, but written in a voice that more poetically evokes the Most Serene Republic's timeless allure, is Richard Goy's Venice: The City and Its Architecture. Goy takes a nonlinear approach, devoting each chapter to a broad theme or a single building type. Collections specializing in architecture will need Howard's revised edition; other libraries owning the earlier edition can guiltlessly skip the revision. Both Howard and Goy are highly recommended for large public and academic libraries. To ensure complete coverage, academic libraries should also consider Ennio Concina's A History of Venetian Architecture.
David Solt‚sz, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, OH
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

"Well documented and superbly illustrated... This will surely remain the standard work on the subject, based on acquaintance with the architecture of western Asia as well as that of Venice about which she has written the best brief history." Hugh Honour, New York Review of Books; "Howard has produced a thoughtful work, almost meditative at times, whose original and creative approach will leave readers wanting to visit both Venice and the realm further east from which it received so much." John Renard, Religion and the Arts; "An expanded and updated edition of Howard's concise summary of Venetian architecture... This new edition is most notable for its very fine selection of colour photographs, a significant improvement over earlier versions. The clear prose and direct style, coupled with the author's obvious familiarity with the trends in scholarship on Venetian architecture, make the book useful for anyone interested in the subject, from first-year undergraduates to faculty members and researchers." Choice"

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press; Rev Enl edition (May 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300090293
• ISBN-13: 978-0300090291
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Start Point, November 25, 2003

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Ernesto Morett (chula vista, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Architectural History of Venice (revised and enlarged edition) (Hardcover)

Mrs. Howard not only describes "the stones" of this city , but illuminate the soul with details of great historic relevance.
Beacuse of her I learned about the Ruskin's classic book on
Venice and the influence of the Arabs on the West.
This is a very good start point to explore in detail
(with books and travel) the architectural treasures of
this dream surounded by water.

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