Venice's Mediterranean Colonies Architecture and Urbanism

Name: Venice's Mediterranean Colonies Architecture and Urbanism
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ISBN: 9780521782357

ISBN-10: 052178235X

ISBN-13: 9780521782357

Edition: 2001

Authors: Maria Georgopoulou

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This text examines the architecture and urbanism of the Venetian colonies of the Eastern Mediterranean, looking at how their built environments expressed cultural ties with both Venice and Byzantium.

Book details

List price: $135.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/19/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.61" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English



Introduction: Venice's empire



Constructing an Empire



The city as locus of colonial rule



Signs of power



Venice, the heir of Byzantium



Mapping the Colonial Territory



Patron saints, relics, and martyria



The blessings of the friars



The Greeks and the city



Segregation within the walls: the Judaica



Symbols of Colonial Control



Ritualizing colonial practices



Colonialism and the metropole


Conclusion