Horses of St. Mark's A Story of Triumph in Byzantium, Paris, and Venice

Name: Horses of St. Mark's A Story of Triumph in Byzantium, Paris, and Venice
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ISBN: 9781590202678

ISBN-10: 1590202678

ISBN-13: 9781590202678

Edition: 2010

Authors: Charles Freeman

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The Horses of St. Mark's in Venice are among art's finest creations--and certainly one with a story like no other. Celebrated historian Charles Freeman, author of the 2009 surprise hit A.D. 381, explores the mysterious origin of the statues and their turbulent movements through Europe over the centuries: in Constantinople, at both its founding and sacking in the Fourth Crusade; in Venice, at both the height of its greatness and fall in 1797; in the Paris of Napoleon, and the revolutions of 1848; and back in Venice, the most romantic city in the world. In this remarkable new book, Freeman shows how the horses came to stand at the heart of European history time and time again.

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 8/12/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

A member of the Blue Guides editorial board, Charles Freeman is the author of numerous books, including AD 381 and The Closing of the Western Mind. He lives in Suffolk, England.