Venice, Cità Excelentissima: Selections from the Renaissance Diaries of Marin SanudoJHU Press, 30.06.2008 - 598 Seiten 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, Cità 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. |
Inhalt
1 Sanudo on Sanudo | 1 |
2 The Venetians Govern | 49 |
3 Crime and Justice | 113 |
War and Diplomacy | 159 |
5 Economic Networks and Institutions | 227 |
6 Society and Social Life | 285 |
7 Religion and Superstition | 359 |
8 Humanism and the Arts | 427 |
9 Theater in Venice Venice as Theater | 485 |
Appendix A Money Wealth and Wages | 541 |
Appendix B Glossary and Terms | 545 |
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