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| canals of venice history: The Gondola Maker Laura Morelli, 2014-03-03 Award-winning historical fiction set in 16th-century Venice -Benjamin Franklin Digital Award -IPPY Award for Best Adult Fiction E-book -National Indie Excellence Award Finalist -Eric Hoffer Award Finalist -Shortlisted for the da Vinci Eye Prize From the author of Made in Italy comes a tale of artisanal tradition and family bonds set in one of the world's most magnificent settings: Renaissance Venice. Venetian gondola-maker Luca Vianello considers his whole life arranged. His father charted a course for his eldest son from the day he was born, and Luca is positioned to inherit one of the city’s most esteemed boatyards. Soon he will marry the daughter of an artisan prow-maker, securing a key business alliance for the family. But when Luca experiences an unexpected tragedy in the boatyard, he believes that his destiny lies elsewhere. Soon he finds himself drawn to restore an antique gondola with the dream of taking a girl for a ride. The Gondola Maker brings the centuries-old art of gondola-making to life in the tale of a young man's complicated relationship with his master-craftsman father. Lovers of historical fiction will appreciate the authentic details of gondola craftsmanship, along with an intimate first-person narrative set against the richly textured backdrop of 16th-century Venice. I'm a big fan of Venice, so I appreciate Laura Morelli's special knowledge of the city, the period, and the process of gondola-making. An especially compelling story. --Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun Laura Morelli has done her research, or perhaps she was an Italian carpenter in another life. One can literally smell and feel the grain of finely turned wood in her hands. --Pamela Sheldon Johns, author of Italian Food Artisans Romance, intrigue, family loyalty, pride, and redemption set against the backdrop of Renaissance Italy. --Library of Clean Reads Beautiful, powerful evocation of the characters, the place, and the time. An elegant and thoroughly engaging narrative voice. --Mark Spencer, author of Fiction Club: A Concise Guide to Writing Good Fiction |
| canals of venice history: Venice from the Water Daniel Savoy, 2012 The floating city of Venice has enchanted visitors for centuries with its maze of scenic canals. For this pioneering book, Daniel Savoy set out by boat to explore the built environment of these waterways, gaining new insights into the architectural history of this major early modern Italian center. By viewing the architecture and experience of the canals in relation to the production of Venetian civic mythology, the author found that the waterways of Venice and its lagoon were integral areas of the city's pre-modern urban space, and that their flanking buildings were constructed in an intimate dialogue with the water's visual, spatial, and metaphorical properties. Enhancing the natural wonder of their aquatic setting, the builders of Venice used illusory aesthetic and scenographic practices to create waterfront buildings that appear to float, blend into the water, and glide into view around bends in the canals--transporting visitors into a seemingly otherworldly realm. This book's striking photographs of Venice, as seen from its waterways, will likewise transport readers with breathtaking views of this captivating city. |
| canals of venice history: Holy Barbarians Lawrence Lipton, 2015-11-06 Mr. Lipton’s book is the first complete and unbiased survey of the beat generation and its role in our society. Here are the intimate facts about these people and their attitudes toward sex, dope, jazz, art, religion, parents, landlords, employers, politicians, draft boards, the law and, most important, toward the “square”. The author presents a picture of their way of life, their individual backgrounds, the language they have appropriated, in terms made clear for the first time to those of us who have been confused and puzzled about them. He also provides a balanced discussion of their literature, art and music, of what they produce and fail to produce in the arts they practice.—Print Ed. |
| canals of venice history: The Venice Variations Sophia Psarra, 2018-04-30 From the myth of Arcadia through to the twenty-first century, ideas about sustainability – how we imagine better urban environments – remain persistently relevant, and raise recurring questions. How do cities evolve as complex spaces nurturing both urban creativity and the fortuitous art of discovery, and by which mechanisms do they foster imagination and innovation? While past utopias were conceived in terms of an ideal geometry, contemporary exemplary models of urban design seek technological solutions of optimal organisation. The Venice Variations explores Venice as a prototypical city that may hold unique answers to the ancient narrative of utopia. Venice was not the result of a preconceived ideal but the pragmatic outcome of social and economic networks of communication. Its urban creativity, though, came to represent the quintessential combination of place and institutions of its time. Through a discussion of Venice and two other works owing their inspiration to this city – Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities and Le Corbusier’s Venice Hospital – Sophia Psarra describes Venice as a system that starts to resemble a highly probabilistic ‘algorithm’, that is, a structure with a small number of rules capable of producing a large number of variations. The rapidly escalating processes of urban development around our big cities share many of the motivations for survival, shelter and trade that brought Venice into existence. Rather than seeing these places as problems to be solved, we need to understand how urban complexity can evolve, as happened from its unprepossessing origins in the marshes of the Venetian lagoon to the ‘model city’ that endured a thousand years. This book frees Venice from stereotypical representations, revealing its generative capacity to inform potential other ‘Venices’ for the future. |
| canals of venice history: The Night Portrait Laura Morelli, 2020-09-08 USA Today Bestseller This is a truly original novel that has earned its place among my favorite works of historical fiction.--Jennifer Robson, USA Today bestselling author of The Gown An exciting, dual-timeline historical novel about the creation of one of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings, Portrait of a Lady with an Ermine, and the woman who fought to save it from Nazi destruction during World War II. Milan, 1492: When a 16-year old beauty becomes the mistress of the Duke of Milan, she must fight for her place in the palace—and against those who want her out. Soon, she finds herself sitting before Leonardo da Vinci, who wants to ensure his own place in the ducal palace by painting his most ambitious portrait to date. Munich, World War II: After a modest conservator unwittingly places a priceless Italian Renaissance portrait into the hands of a high-ranking Nazi leader, she risks her life to recover it, working with an American soldier, part of the famed Monuments Men team, to get it back. Two women, separated by 500 years, are swept up in the tide of history as one painting stands at the center of their quests for their own destinies. |
| canals of venice history: Venice California Jeffrey Stanton, 2005 |
| canals of venice history: Venice from the Ground Up James H. S. McGregor, 2008-04-30 Venice came to life on spongy mudflats at the edge of the habitable world. Protected in a tidal estuary from barbarian invaders and Byzantine overlords, the fishermen, salt gatherers, and traders who settled there crafted an amphibious way of life unlike anything the Roman Empire had ever known. In an astonishing feat of narrative history, James H. S. McGregor recreates this world-turned-upside-down, with its waterways rather than roads, its boats tethered alongside dwellings, and its livelihood harvested from the sea. McGregor begins with the river currents that poured into the shallow Lagoon, carving channels in its bed and depositing islands of silt. He then describes the imaginative responses of Venetians to the demands and opportunities of this harsh environment—transforming the channels into canals, reclaiming salt marshes for the construction of massive churches, erecting a thriving marketplace and stately palaces along the Grand Canal. Through McGregor’s eyes, we witness the flowering of Venice’s restless creativity in the elaborate mosaics of St. Mark’s soaring basilica, the expressive paintings in smaller neighborhood churches, and the colorful religious festivals—but also in theatrical productions, gambling casinos, and masked revelry, which reveal the city’s less pious and orderly face. McGregor tells his unique history of Venice by drawing on a crumbling, tide-threatened cityscape and a treasure-trove of art that can still be seen in place today. The narrative follows both a chronological and geographical organization, so that readers can trace the city’s evolution chapter by chapter and visitors can explore it district by district on foot and by boat. |
| canals of venice history: Amsterdam’s Canal District Jan Nijman, 2020-09-10 In terms of design, scale, and blending of ecologicical and aesthetic function, Amsterdam’s seventeenth-century Canal District is a European marvel. Its survival for four centuries is a testament to its ingenuity, reflected in its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. The Canal District today is an extraordinary example of resilient historic design and cultural heritage in a living city, but it is not without present-day challenges: in recent years, its urban ecology has become subject to severe pressures of global tourism and supergentrification. This edited volume brings together seventeen reputable scholars to debate questions about the origins, evolution, and future of the Canal District. With these differing approaches and perspectives on the Canal District the contributions render a collection where the whole is much more than the sum of the parts. The book breaks new ground in our understanding of the District’s historic design, its evolution over four hundred years, and the fundamental issues in future-facing strategies and policies. While the main focus is clearly on Amsterdam, the discussions in this collection have an important bearing on broader questions of urban historic preservation elsewhere, and on questions about enduring urban design. |
| canals of venice history: The Architectural History of Venice Deborah Howard, Sarah Quill, Laura Moretti, 2002-01-01 Overzicht van de Venetiaanse architectuur, vanaf de stichting in de Romeinse tijd tot nu. |
| canals of venice history: Venice and Its Merchant Empire Kathryn Hinds, 2002 _Abounds in inspiring ideas and proposals. A helpful bibliography completes Beghtol's noteworthy and recommendable study..._ --KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION |
| canals of venice history: Venice Elayne Alexander, Bryan L. Mercer, 2009 |
| canals of venice history: The Cultural Dynamics in Water Management from Ancient History to the Present Age Xiao Yun Zheng, 2021-05-15 The Cultural Dynamics in Water Management from Ancient History to the Present Age focuses on exploring the idea of water culture and how water culture has been generated from water management and social life. It discusses the structure, attribute, type, and the dynamic mechanism of water culture theoretically. It also deals with its diversity and practice in water management with cases from twelve countries, geographically covering most continents of the world. This book is divided into five main sections which include the theoretical discussion of water culture, the historical water culture, the water culture and water management in indigenous societies, the cultural role in local water management, the water cultural practice in the present age using the case of water museum, etc. It is based on a historical and geographical approach to exploring the cultural dynamics in water management. It shows how people abide by their culture to manage water in ancient society and in indigenous, local, social, and urban society. This helps to provide an in-depth understanding of the cultural dynamics in water management to bridge the cultural idea of water management from history to the present and to the future. This book highlights that technical and engineered ways are not enough to solve water problems and achieve water sustainable management if we neglect the cultural dynamic role. Successful water management is always based on the culture from history and this is likely to continue so as to achieve better water management. |
| canals of venice history: The Honest Courtesan Margaret F. Rosenthal, 2012-07-13 The Venetian courtesan has long captured the imagination as a female symbol of sexual license, elegance, beauty, and unruliness. What then to make of the cortigiana onesta—the honest courtesan who recast virtue as intellectual integrity and offered wit and refinement in return for patronage and a place in public life? Veronica Franco (1546-1591) was such a woman, a writer and citizen of Venice, whose published poems and familiar letters offer rich testimony to the complexity of the honest courtesan's position. Margaret F. Rosenthal draws a compelling portrait of Veronica Franco in her cultural social, and economic world. Rosenthal reveals in Franco's writing a passionate support of defenseless women, strong convictions about inequality, and, in the eroticized language of her epistolary verses, the seductive political nature of all poetic contests. It is Veronica Franco's insight into the power conflicts between men and women—and her awareness of the threat she posed to her male contemporaries—that makes her literary works and her dealings with Venetian intellectuals so pertinent today. Combining the resources of biography, history, literary theory, and cultural criticism, this sophisticated interdisciplinary work presents an eloquent and often moving account of one woman's life as an act of self-creation and as a complex response to social forces and cultural conditions. A book . . . pleasurably redolent of Venice in the 16th-century. Rosenthal gives a vivid sense of a world of salons and coteries, of intricate networks of family and patronage, and of literary exchanges both intellectual and erotic.—Helen Hackett, Times Higher Education Supplement The Honest Courtesan is the basis for the film Dangerous Beauty (1998) directed by Marshall Herskovitz. (The film was re-titled The Honest Courtesan for release in the UK and Europe in 1999.) |
| canals of venice history: The Treasury of Geography William Hughes, Samuel Maunder, 1870 |
| canals of venice history: The Treasury of History; Comprising a General Introductory Outline of Universal History ... and Separate Histories of Every Principal Nation, Etc Samuel MAUNDER, 1844 |
| canals of venice history: On the tracks of 007 Martijn Mulder, Dirk Kloosterboer, 2008 In this detailed field guide, Mulder and Kloosterboer use 30 travel stories to explain exactly where even the smallest James Bond film scene was shot. |
| canals of venice history: If Venice Dies Salvatore Settis, 2016-09-10 In the tradition of Jane Jacobs’ The Death and Life of Great American Cities comes an urgent plea from internationally renowned art historian Salvatore Settis to preserve Venice’s future. What is Venice worth? To whom does this urban treasure belong? Venetians are increasingly abandoning their hometown — there’s now only one resident for every 140 visitors — and Venice’s fragile fate has become emblematic of the future of historic cities everywhere as it capitulates to tourists and those who profit from them. In If Venice Dies, a fiery blend of history and cultural analysis, internationally renowned art historian Savatore Settis argues that “hit-and-run” visitors are turning landmark urban settings into shopping malls and theme parks. He warns that Western civilization’s prime achievements face impending ruin from mass tourism and global cultural homogenization. This is a passionate plea to secure Venice’s future, written with consummate authority, wide-ranging erudition, and élan. |
| canals of venice history: An Historical Review of Waterways and Canal Construction in New York State Henry Wayland Hill, 1908 |
| canals of venice history: The Republic of Venice Charles River Editors, 2019-04-11 *Includes pictures *Includes medieval accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading As in the Arsenal of the VenetiansBoils in winter the tenacious pitchTo smear their unsound vessels over againFor sail they cannot; and instead thereofOne makes his vessel new, and one recaulksThe ribs of that which many a voyage has madeOne hammers at the prow, one at the sternThis one makes oars and that one cordage twistsAnother mends the mainsail and the mizzen... - Dante's Inferno The mystical floating city of Venice has inspired awe for generations, and it continues to be one of the most visited European cities for good reason. Tourists are drawn to the stunning blend of classical, Gothic, and Renaissance-inspired architecture across the picturesque towns and villages, the charming open-air markets, the mouthwatering traditional cuisine, and of course, the famous gondolas drifting down the twinkling blue waters. While these gondolas, along with the time-honored models of the Venetian vessels docked in the harbors, are one of the city's most defining landmarks, their beginnings are shrouded in a more obscure part of Venetian history. To the first settlers of the unpromising, marshy islands of Venice in the 5th century BCE, it appeared as if any attempt at civilization was doomed to fail. Yet, even with the cards stacked against them, the artful inhabitants mastered the unlivable terrain and slowly pieced together a society that would put the small, unassuming city right on the map. In time, the city evolved into the most powerful maritime empire in all of Europe. Founded in the wake of the decline of the Roman Empire, the Republic of Venice lasted for more than a thousand years, from 697-1797, and in order to understand its singular position in world history, it is necessary to first note its geographical positioning and its topographical make-up: Located in northeastern Italy at the head of the Adriatic, the city is made up of 120 islands that are connected by 430 bridges that cross over 170 canals, referred to as a rio or plural rii (Italian for river). As a maritime power, the interests of Venice once reached all the way to Asia, which allowed it to form an important crossroads within the Eastern Mediterranean, in terms of trade. In Venice, a vast array of products (raw materials, spices, cloth) came all the way from North Africa, Russia, and India and were exchanged for the goods and wealth of Europe. Venice, of course, earned its remarkable reputation on its own merit, but the reason for its current fame should be credited at least in part to its status as one of the most important tourist destinations of all time, attracting travelers interested in religion, art, culture, architecture, the seashore as well as shopping. As far back as the 16th century, pilgrims flocked there to take in its numerous holy sites, the remnants of the city's medieval heritage, and in the 17th century, rich northern Europeans flocked to the city as part of their lengthy Grand Tour, hoping to feast their eyes on the unusual cityscape and its unique cultural heritage. Many of those famous writers penned unforgettable accounts of the city in English and in German, stories that only served to increase its fortunes over time. The Republic of Venice: The History of the Venetian Empire and Its Influence across the Mediterranean dives into the city's origin story, how it became one of the most important powers in Europe, and its inevitable undoing. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Venetian Republic like never before. |
| canals of venice history: The Venetian Discovery of America Elizabeth Horodowich, 2018-09-06 Few Renaissance Venetians saw the New World with their own eyes. As the print capital of early modern Europe, however, Venice developed a unique relationship to the Americas. Venetian editors, mapmakers, translators, writers, and cosmographers represented the New World at times as a place that the city's mariners had discovered before the Spanish, a world linked to Marco Polo's China, or another version of Venice, especially in the case of Tenochtitlan. Elizabeth Horodowich explores these various and distinctive modes of imagining the New World, including Venetian rhetorics of 'firstness', similitude, othering, comparison, and simultaneity generated through forms of textual and visual pastiche that linked the wider world to the Venetian lagoon. These wide-ranging stances allowed Venetians to argue for their different but equivalent participation in the Age of Encounters. Whereas historians have traditionally focused on the Spanish conquest and colonization of the New World, and the Dutch and English mapping of it, they have ignored the wide circulation of Venetian Americana. Horodowich demonstrates how with their printed texts and maps, Venetian newsmongers embraced a fertile tension between the distant and the close. In doing so, they played a crucial yet heretofore unrecognized role in the invention of America. |
| canals of venice history: Bouchon Bakery Thomas Keller, Sebastien Rouxel, 2016-10-25 #1 New York Times Bestseller Winner, IACP Cookbook Award for Food Photography & Styling (2013) Baked goods that are marvels of ingenuity and simplicity from the famed Bouchon Bakery The tastes of childhood have always been a touchstone for Thomas Keller, and in this dazzling amalgam of American and French baked goods, you'll find recipes for the beloved TKOs and Oh Ohs (Keller's takes on Oreos and Hostess's Ho Hos) and all the French classics he fell in love with as a young chef apprenticing in Paris: the baguettes, the macarons, the mille-feuilles, the tartes aux fruits. Co-author Sebastien Rouxel, executive pastry chef for the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, has spent years refining techniques through trial and error, and every page offers a new lesson: a trick that assures uniformity, a subtlety that makes for a professional finish, a flash of brilliance that heightens flavor and enhances texture. The deft twists, perfectly written recipes, and dazzling photographs make perfection inevitable. |
| canals of venice history: ArtCurious Jennifer Dasal, 2020-09-15 A wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you've never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious podcast We're all familiar with the works of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions of his water lilies on umbrellas, handbags, scarves, and dorm-room posters. But did you also know that Monet and his cohort were trailblazing rebels whose works were originally deemed unbelievably ugly and vulgar? And while you probably know the tale of Vincent van Gogh's suicide, you may not be aware that there's pretty compelling evidence that the artist didn't die by his own hand but was accidentally killed--or even murdered. Or how about the fact that one of Andy Warhol's most enduring legacies involves Caroline Kennedy's moldy birthday cake and a collection of toenail clippings? ArtCurious is a colorful look at the world of art history, revealing some of the strangest, funniest, and most fascinating stories behind the world's great artists and masterpieces. Through these and other incredible, weird, and wonderful tales, ArtCurious presents an engaging look at why art history is, and continues to be, a riveting and relevant world to explore. |
| canals of venice history: Venice Against the Sea John Keahey, 2002-03-20 Venice is sinking - six feet over the past 1,000 years. The reasons for this are many. Although there is a natural geologic tendency for some sinking, humans have exacerbated the problem by exploiting on a massive scale underground water resources for industrial purposes. Coupled with these events - and perhaps most significant - are climatic changes all over the globe. The heating of the atmosphere after the last ice age, dramatically speeded up by humans, has led to a steady, continuing rise in sea level. This global warming is likely to persist beyond human control for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Venetians, other Italians, and many in the world community are locked in debate over Venice's plight. Venice Against the Sea explains how the city and its 177 canals were built and what has led up to this long-foreseen crisis. It explores the various options currently being considered for solving this problem and chronicles the ongoing debate among scientists, engineers, and politicians about the pros and cons of each potential solution. Through extensive research and interviews, award-winning journalist John Keahey has written the definitive book on this fascinating problem. No matter what the experts decide to do, one thing is for certain - Venice's art, its buildings, and its history are too important to the planet's cultural identity to let it slip beneath the rising waters of the Adriatic. |
| canals of venice history: The Treasury of History ... New Edition, Revised and Brought Down to the Present Time Samuel MAUNDER, 1856 |
| canals of venice history: There's a Dolphin in the Grand Canal! John Bemelmans Marciano, 2005 Luca, a young Italian boy, is bored until he meets a playful dolphin who takes him on a ride through the Venice waterways. |
| canals of venice history: Venice, the Golden Age, 697-1797 Alvise Zorzi, 1983 Patricians and bankers - Confraternities and guilds - Religious and other festivals - Sports - Development and architecture of Venice - Venetian empire - Trade and traders - Merchants - Murano glass - Weavers - Ships - List of Patrician families - List of Doges of Venice. |
| canals of venice history: A Companion to Venetian History, 1400-1797 , 2013-07-11 The field of Venetian studies has experienced a significant expansion in recent years, and the Companion to Venetian History, 1400-1797 provides a single volume overview of the most recent developments. It is organized thematically and covers a range of topics including political culture, economy, religion, gender, art, literature, music, and the environment. Each chapter provides a broad but comprehensive historical and historiographical overview of the current state and future directions of research. The Companion to Venetian History, 1400-1797 represents a new point of reference for the next generation of students of early modern Venetian studies, as well as more broadly for scholars working on all aspects of the early modern world. Contributors are Alfredo Viggiano, Benjamin Arbel, Michael Knapton, Claudio Povolo, Luciano Pezzolo, Anna Bellavitis, Anne Schutte, Guido Ruggiero, Benjamin Ravid, Silvana Seidel Menchi, Cecilia Cristellon, David D’Andrea, Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan, Wolfgang Wolters, Dulcia Meijers, Massimo Favilla, Ruggero Rugolo, Deborah Howard, Linda Carroll, Jonathan Glixon, Paul Grendler, Edward Muir, William Eamon, Edoardo Demo, Margaret King, Mario Infelise, Margaret Rosenthal and Ronnie Ferguson. |
| canals of venice history: Venezia Tessa Kiros, 2009-09-15 First published in 2008 by Murdoch Books Pty Limited--Colophon. |
| canals of venice history: Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding George Buehler, 1991-01-05 Everybody has the dream: Build a boat in the backyard and sail off to join the happy campers off Pogo Pogo, right? But how? Assuming you aren't independently wealthy, if you want a boat that's really you, you gotta build it yourself. Backyard boatbuilding has its problems. Building in fiberglass is itchy, smelly, and yields a product that yachting maven L. Francis Herreshoff once called frozen snot. Ferrocement, once all the rage, has pretty much sunk from favor, if you catch the drift. But there's still wood, right? Ah, wood. Nature's perfect material. You can build in the time-honored traditions of the Golden Age of Yachting, loving crafting intricate joints in rare tropical hardwoods, steaming swamp oak butts to sinuous shapes, holding the whole thing together with nonferrous fastenings that cost a buck or better each. Does that sound like boatbuilding for everyperson? What about the currently fashionable wood/epoxy boatbuilding? You butter regular old wood with Miracle Whip, stick it together in the shape of a boat, and off you go, right? Epoxy works, but They don't exactly give it away; nor is it exactly a benign substance. Suiting up like Homer Simpson heading for a fun-filled day at the nuclear power plant isn't exactly the aesthetic boatbuilding experience many of us are looking for. Where does that leave us? In the capable hands of George Buehler, who honors the timeless traditions of the sea all right, but those from the other side of the boatyard tracks. Buehler draws his inspiration from centuries of workboat construction, where semiskilled fishermen built rugged, economical boats from everyday materials in their own backyards, and went to sea in them in all kinds of weather, not just when it was pleasant. Buehler's boats sail on every ocean and perform every task, from long-term liveaboards in Norwegian fjords to a traveling doctor's office in Alaska. This book contains complete plans for seven cruising boats--from a 28-foot sailboat to a 55-foot power cruiser. All the information you need is here, including step-by-step instructions honed by nearly 20 years of supplying boat plans to backyard builders--and helping them out when they get into trouble. Buehler is anarchic, heretical, and occasionally profane; his book is West Coast counterculture meets traditional hardchine workboat construction, leavened with hardnosed common sense and penny-pinching economy. This book is for those who look around them and see that much of what is done in the world today--whether in yachting or politics or economics or interpersonal relationships--is based not on logic but on conforming and meeting other people's expectations. This book is most definitely NOT about either. It is about the realization of dreams. If you believe that everyone who wants a cruising boat can have one . . . If you see beauty beneath the fish scales and work scars of a commercial fishing boat . . . If you want to build a simple, rugged, economical, good-looking cruising boat--power or sail--using everyday lumberyard materials and few skills other than perseverance, this is the book for you. Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding tells you how to build extraordinary boats using the most ordinary skills and materials, with complete plans, instructions, and specifications for seven real cruising boats ranging from a 28-foot sailboat to a 55-foot power cruiser. Build wooden boats the Buehler way, which is to say inexpensively, yet like the proverbial brick outhouse.--WoodenBoat Richly flavored with personal advice and anecdotes as well as a wealth of valuable information.--American Sailing Association Everyone will revere this book.--The Ensign |
| canals of venice history: The Treasury of Geography, Physical, Historical, Descriptive, and Political: Containing a Succinct Account of Every Country in the World William Hughes, 1860 |
| canals of venice history: Venice Deserted Luc Carton, Danielle &. Luc Carton, 2021-04-07 An exceptional photographic report of the most beautiful city in the world, completely deserted, under the exceptional circumstances of the Corona virus lockdown. |
| canals of venice history: Venice: History Alain Vircondelet, 2006 |
| canals of venice history: Waterways and the Cultural Landscape Francesco Vallerani, Francesco Visentin, 2017-09-11 Water control and management have been fundamental to the building of human civilisation. In Europe, the regulation of major rivers, the digging of canals and the wetland reclamation schemes from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, generated new typologies of waterscapes with significant implications for the people who resided within them. This book explores the role of waterways as a form of heritage, culture and sense of place and the potential of this to underpin the development of cultural tourism. With a multidisciplinary approach across the social sciences and humanities, chapters explore how the control and management of water flows are among some of the most significant human activities to transform the natural environment. Based upon a wealth and breadth of European case studies, the book uncovers the complex relationships we have with waterways, the ways that they have been represented over recent centuries and the ways in which they continue to be redefined in different cultural contexts. Contributions recognise not only valuable assets of hydrology that are at the core of landscape management, but also more intangible aspects that matter to people, such as their familiarity, affecting what is understood as the fluvial sense of place. This highly original collection will be of interest to those working in cultural tourism, cultural geography, heritage studies, cultural history, landscape studies and leisure studies. |
| canals of venice history: Secret Sussex Ellie Seymour, 2025-03 Sussex is filled with well-hidden treasures to discover that take you off the beaten path. Secret Sussex is the ultimate travel guide to Sussex unknown, designed for lifelong locals, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike, looking to move away from the tourist crowds in search of the unique, unusual and overlooked. |
| canals of venice history: The Science of Saving Venice Caroline Fletcher, Jane Da Mosto, 2004 Model of how to present complex information in a clear and accessible way. |
| canals of venice history: Beautiful Woman in Venice (A) Kathleen A. González, 2015 |
| canals of venice history: Gleanings from Venetian History Francis Marion Crawford, 1907 |
| canals of venice history: The New Standard History of the World L. Brent Vaughan, 1908 |
| canals of venice history: Discovery, Disasters, and Dreams Dennis Kopp, 2021-06 Water. Vital for all forms of known life. And for the life of a city. From the earliest days of El Pueblo de la Reyna de los Ángeles to today's modern metropolis, Los Angeles owes its life to this essential resource.From the pueblo days of Zanja Madre to Mulholland's aqueduct, to Abbot Kinney's canals, the history of Los Angeles and water is one of remarkable achievement. It is in the spirit of celebration of the river's discovery by the Spanish, that this photo book seeks to share the quest for and deliverance of water to a city of semi-arid climate with an unreliable rainfall, to share and commemorate our city's monuments to this achievement from the fountains in our public squares to the most classic of symbols of southern California living, the swimming pool. Some of these monuments have been lost, paved over, or simply turned off and left to run dry. Others, like the Los Angeles River, are experiencing a rebirth, a new sense of purpose and pride. In a more hostile environment of climate change, drought and wildfires, it is vital that we understand our past, and decide whether we write the next chapter of our city's history by confronting the challenges, as our city's forebears did, or surrendering to the elements. |
| canals of venice history: The People's History of the World: Races Edward Sylvester Ellis, 1902 |
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‘The cistern-system of early modern Venice: technology, politics and culture in a hydraulic society’, Water History, 13, pp. 1-32 (open access) The cisterns of Venice: Back to the future?
The cistern-system of early modern Venice: technology, …
To explore Venice’s cistern-system, a range of primary sources (medical treatises, travellers’ accounts, archival records) and the contribu-tions of architectural, medical and social historians, …
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY ACTIVITY 12
Venice is located on 120 islands in the Adriatic Sea, separated from Italy's mainland by a lagoon. A system of canals branch off the Grand Canal, clearly visible in this 1500 engraving by Jacopo Dei …
A History Of Venice - pearson.centrefranco.org
nd complex history. More than just canals and gondolas, Venice's story is one of resilience, innovation, and ambition, encompassing everything from its humble beginnings as a collection of …
History Of Venice Italy Canals - webmail.cirq.org
Venice Joanne M. Ferraro,2016-06-23 This book is a sweeping historical portrait of the floating city of Venice from its foundations to the present day Joanne M Ferraro considers Venice s unique …
History Of Venice Italy Canals - plataforma.iphac.org.br
history of venice italy canals: Venice from the Water Daniel Savoy, 2012 The floating city of Venice has enchanted visitors for centuries with its maze of scenic canals.
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The Venice Canals are now a joy to behold and famous worldwide ... a unique remembrance of Venice history. The Venice Canal District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places …
THE UNESCO SITE “VENICE AND ITS LAGOON”: CULTURAL …
Venice and its Lagoon has been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1987. Since then many resources have gone into the protection of the site and in research on methods and …
Venice Timeline - planning.lacity.gov
Year 1907 Hawaiian George Freeth puts on world’s first surfing exhibitions and starts Venice’s Lifegaurd service. Oil wells on the Venice Peninsula began production. Provide much needed …
THE FALL AND RISE OF VENICE AS A SEA PORT: MARINE …
ABSTRACT contemporary role of Venice, Italy as a seaport, marine playground and aquatic community in Southern Europe. Venice is an urban enigma established on salt-clay marshes and …
Roman Navigation in Venice Lagoon: the Results of Underwater …
Two Roman buildings discovered on the present San Felice canal could be interpreted as providing navigational assistance at points linking the sea and inland routes. Key words: Venice, lagoon, …
FROM THE CANALS OF VENICE TO THE ANCIENT …
Begin our itinerary by strolling across Venice’s Piazza San Marco, viewing St Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, and the Grand Canal. Marvel at the intricate canals, bridges, and gondolas as well as the …
Little Venice - Canal & River Trust
Little Venice is the area where the Regent’s Canal joins the Grand Union Canal. Completed in 1816, it formed part of a busy trading route connecting the Midlands to the River Thames. Over the …
Venice Canals HAER No. CA-124 Community of Venice …
Background alifornia, within the Community of Venice (see Figures 1-2). They are situated just over 1.1 miles north of the Marina Del Rey Small Craft Harbor entranc channel, and one-eighth …
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Inglese Daniele Resini,2005-06-30 This is a stunning photographic survey of both right and left banks of the famous canal that winds its way through Venice past palaces churches and …
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Jun 24, 2020 · The Hodgson’s Suggested Readings for this lecture are Francis Cotterell Conquest of The Constantinople, Early History of Venice: From the Foundation A.D. in 1204 and Donald …
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Abbot Kinney’s seaside resort community named “Venice of America” officially opened. 1929 Oil wells on the Venice Peninsula began production. They provided much needed income during …
Construction history and urban sites: recent work by the …
Thus tical attention to urban questions (the digging (Renovatio Urbis': Venice in the Age of of An- canals ; the building of grain stores at San drea Gritti was the subject of an international …
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Venice, a city built on water, whispers tales of a rich and complex past. This guide delves into the fascinating history of Venice, from its humble beginnings to its modern-day status as a global …
Maintenance in Venice Dredging the canals The restoration …
The gàtoli are the masonry tunnels that collect the wastewater that then flows into the canals. The maintenance of the gàtoli consists in cleaning out the sediment, in waterproofing them, …
The Cistern-System of Venice from the Twelfth Century to …
‘The cistern-system of early modern Venice: technology, politics and culture in a hydraulic society’, Water History, 13, pp. 1-32 (open access) The cisterns of Venice: Back to the future?
The cistern-system of early modern Venice: technology, …
To explore Venice’s cistern-system, a range of primary sources (medical treatises, travellers’ accounts, archival records) and the contribu-tions of architectural, medical and social …
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY ACTIVITY 12
Venice is located on 120 islands in the Adriatic Sea, separated from Italy's mainland by a lagoon. A system of canals branch off the Grand Canal, clearly visible in this 1500 engraving by …
A History Of Venice - pearson.centrefranco.org
nd complex history. More than just canals and gondolas, Venice's story is one of resilience, innovation, and ambition, encompassing everything from its humble beginnings as a collection …
History Of Venice Italy Canals - webmail.cirq.org
Venice Joanne M. Ferraro,2016-06-23 This book is a sweeping historical portrait of the floating city of Venice from its foundations to the present day Joanne M Ferraro considers Venice s …
History Of Venice Italy Canals - plataforma.iphac.org.br
history of venice italy canals: Venice from the Water Daniel Savoy, 2012 The floating city of Venice has enchanted visitors for centuries with its maze of scenic canals.
Microsoft Word - PPP Historic Landmarks.docx
The Venice Canals are now a joy to behold and famous worldwide ... a unique remembrance of Venice history. The Venice Canal District was placed on the National Register of Historic …
THE UNESCO SITE “VENICE AND ITS LAGOON”: …
Venice and its Lagoon has been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1987. Since then many resources have gone into the protection of the site and in research on methods and …
Venice Timeline - planning.lacity.gov
Year 1907 Hawaiian George Freeth puts on world’s first surfing exhibitions and starts Venice’s Lifegaurd service. Oil wells on the Venice Peninsula began production. Provide much needed …
THE FALL AND RISE OF VENICE AS A SEA PORT: …
ABSTRACT contemporary role of Venice, Italy as a seaport, marine playground and aquatic community in Southern Europe. Venice is an urban enigma established on salt-clay marshes …
Roman Navigation in Venice Lagoon: the Results of …
Two Roman buildings discovered on the present San Felice canal could be interpreted as providing navigational assistance at points linking the sea and inland routes. Key words: …
FROM THE CANALS OF VENICE TO THE ANCIENT …
Begin our itinerary by strolling across Venice’s Piazza San Marco, viewing St Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, and the Grand Canal. Marvel at the intricate canals, bridges, and gondolas as …
Little Venice - Canal & River Trust
Little Venice is the area where the Regent’s Canal joins the Grand Union Canal. Completed in 1816, it formed part of a busy trading route connecting the Midlands to the River Thames. Over …
