Venice, Its Individual Growth from the Earliest Beginnings to the Fall of the Republic (Volume 5) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Genius mounted on Pegasus puts Time to Flight -- fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. (Venice, Palazzo Labia) . Frontispiece Portrait of the Doge Leonardo Donato, by Domenico Tintoretto. (Venice, Palazzo Ducale) 4 Bust of Pope Paul V, by Bernini. (Rome, Borghese Gallery) . . 4 Portrait of Captain-General Lazzaro Mocenigo. (Gallery of Munich) 8 Francesco Morosini Peloponnesiaco (1618-1694) 10 Galley of the Doge Francesco Morosini 12 Review of Venetian Infantry -- from a watercolour in the Gherro Collection in the Museo Civico 14 Portrait of a Venetian Admiral, by Alessandro Longhi .... 16 The Murazzi 22 Angelo Emo (1731-1792) -- from a contemporary engraving . . 3o Visiting Card of the Procuratore Giorgio Pisani 3o The Banco del Giro at Rialto -- painting by Gabriele Bella ... 34 Venetian Point Lace alla Rosa (XVII century) ....... 46 Picture used as a Standard by the Guild of Silk Weavers. (Venice, Archaeological Museum in the Palazzo Ducale) 48 Boat Builders--from an engraving by Domenico Lovisa ... 54 Panorama of Venice -- from an XVIII century oil painting. (Versailles, Palais Royal) 56 The Corte a Sa. Caterina 58 The Basin of S. Marco 60 The Custom House (1676-1682), and the Chiesa della Salute (1631 1687) at the Entrance of the Grand Canal 62 The Rio di S. Maurizio 64 Church of S. Moise, built by Alessandro Tremignon in 1688 . . 66 The Palazzo Pesaro on the Grand Canal, built by Longhena in 1679 68 Grotesque over the door of the Campanile di Sa. Maria Formosa . 70 Church of S. Simeone Piccolo, built by G. Scalfurotto .... 72 PAGE Detail of the Ceiling of the Church of S. Pantaleone, by G. A. Fumiani (XVII century) 74 La Carita di San Lorenzo Giustiniani, by Gregorio Lazzarini (XVIII century). (Venice, Church of S. Pietro di Castello) ... ...