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  Venice, Cita Excelentissima: Selections from the Renaissance Diaries of Marin Sanudo (Hardback) By (author) Marin Sanudo, Edited by Patricia H. Labalme, Edited by Laura Sanguineti White, Translated by Linda L. Carroll

  

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  Short Description for Venice, Cita ExcelentissimaWhen Venice was a center of Renaissance culture and a gathering place for news from around the world, Marin Sanudo tried to write everything down. This work offers an introduction to Sanudo's detailed observations of life in his city and the world it knew. It provides glimpses into Renaissance life at a time when Venice was at the top of its game.
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  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Published: 18 July 2008
  • Format: Hardback 608 pages
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  • Categories: Literary Essays | Literary Studies: General | European History | Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700
  • ISBN 13: 9780801887659 ISBN 10: 0801887658
  • Sales rank: 573,551

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• When Venice was both a center of Renaissance culture and a gathering place for news from around the world, Marin Sanudo tried to write everything down. He was the finest diarist of his time, with a keen eye for the everyday and the monumental alike. Venice, Cita Excelentissima offers a broad and engaging introduction to Sanudo's detailed observations of life in his beloved city and the world it knew. This expertly translated volume glimpses into Renaissance life at a spectacular time when Venice was at the top of its game. Organized thematically, the selections offer a Venetian's viewpoint of the glories of high culture, the gritty reality and sparkling drama of daily life, the perils of diplomacy and war, and the high-risk ventures of voyages and commerce. Here, the work of the Renaissance's most assiduous historian is finally given the accessibility it warrants and the merit it is due.