Venice / Peter Ackroyd.

London : Vintage, 2010.

498 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.

Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

The acclaimed author of 'London: a biography' turns his attention to Italy and the city of myth, mystery and beauty. Ackroyd's account of Venice is at once romantic and packed with facts, conjuring up the atmosphere of the canals, bridges and sunlit squares, the churches and the markets, the fiestas and the flowers.

9780099422563 (pbk)

945.3'1
945.31

English

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