Table of Contents

* Maps * Chronology * Introduction *1. Myths and Origins *2. Imperial Visions *3. The New Rome *4. Ritual Forms *5. Urban Noise *6. Decadence and Decline *7. From Spritz to Pink Floyd * Appendix 1: Doges of Venice * Appendix 2: Visiting the Piazza * Suggestions for Further Reading * Acknowledgements * List of Illustrations * Index

About the Author

Iain Fenlon is Professor of Historical Musicology at the University of Cambridge.

Reviews

[Readers] will find much to enjoy in this elegant and informative little book…on the historical and cultural center of Venice… [A]uthoritative.
*Booklist*

[T]he Wonders of the World series…remains my favorite ongoing run of architectural tomes… [You should] race to add the newly released Roman Forum and Piazza San Marco to your collection.
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