The horses of St Mark's : a story of triumph in Byzantium, Paris and Venice
Freeman, Charles2004
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This work is an intriguing piece of microhistory in which Charles Freeman views the history of Europe through the fortunes of a work of art, a late classical sculpture from Constantinople that came to signify the power of the Doges of Venice.
Main title:
The horses of St Mark's : a story of triumph in Byzantium, Paris and Venice / Charles Freeman.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Little, Brown, 2004.
Collation:
xiv, 298 p. : ill., facsims., port. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780316861182 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940940
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2382259