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Venetian Curiosities

Venetian Curiosities
Author: Donna Leon
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2013-09-30
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1448136059

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In a city as ancient as Venice, myths and legends passed down from generation to generation record more than just love or murder. They are the storehouse of a city's mores, emblems of its identity. In Venetian Curiosities, acclaimed novelist Donna Leon recounts some of Venice's most intriguing tales: an elephant brought in for Carnival wreaks havoc upon the city before seeking refuge in a church, the city employs prostitutes in an attempt to prevent homosexuality, innocent men are mistakenly condemned to death, a gambler bets the family palazzo. In an introduction and seven essays, Leon offers enchanting details and astute insights into Venetian customs of the past and present.


Venetian Chic

Venetian Chic
Author: Francesca Bortolotto Possati
Publisher: Assouline Publishing
Total Pages: 3
Release: 2017-02-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1614285381

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Venetian art connoisseur, interior designer, and hotelier Francesca Bortolotto Possati knows the intricacies of Venice. To have her as a guide is to experience firsthand her passion for the private side of the mythic city whose daily visitors outnumber its population. Join her to visit artists’ studios, elegant Venetian friends, and palaces’ secrets. Everywhere one wanders, a sense of history saturates the buildings and landscapes, harking back to the artists of the Renaissance and the chic masquerade balls of centuries past.The discerning eye of photographer Robyn Lea makes this book a revelation of the Venice of dreams, which will surely allow readers to see this iconic destination through new eyes.A sentimental foreword by Jeremy Irons perfectly complements this stunning volume.


Curiosities of Literature

Curiosities of Literature
Author: Isaac Disraeli
Publisher:
Total Pages: 556
Release: 1881
Genre: Anecdotes
ISBN:

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Venice

Venice
Author: Adalbert Müller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 390
Release: 1873
Genre: Art, Italian
ISBN:

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The Veils of Venice

The Veils of Venice
Author: Edward Sklepowich
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2015-01-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504001370

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Investigating a killing, Macintyre finds it to be a family affair As snow falls on Venice, turning the city into an elaborate gothic confection, Gaby Pindar fears for her life. Crippled by intense agoraphobia, she hasn’t left her family home in two decades, instead dedicating herself to tending to the small collection of historical trinkets that make up the family museum. When she begins receiving death threats, she begs for help from her cousin, the Contessa da Capo-Zendrini, whose friend Urbino Macintyre is something of an amateur sleuth. But the search takes a gruesome turn when Gaby’s sister, Olimpia, turns up dead. The contessa finds Olimpia murdered in her home, the maid kneeling above her with a bloody pair of scissors. Convinced of the maid’s innocence, Macintyre digs into the Pindar family history, discovering centuries’ worth of intrigue that have finally erupted in blood.


Curiosities of Literature

Curiosities of Literature
Author: Disraeli
Publisher:
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1835
Genre:
ISBN:

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The Professor of Secrets

The Professor of Secrets
Author: William Eamon
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2010-07-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1426206852

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In the tradition of Galileo's Daughter and Brunelleschi's Dome, this exciting story illuminates the captivating world of the late Renaissance—in this case its plagues, remedies, and alchemy—through the life of Leonardo Fioravanti, a brilliant, remarkably forward-thinking, and utterly unconventional doctor. Fioravanti's marvelous cures and talent for self-aggrandizement earned him the adoration of the people, the scorn of the medical establishment, and a reputation as one of the age's most colorful, combative figures. Written by Pulitzer-prize nominated historian William Eamon, The Professor of Secrets entices readers into a dangerous scientific underworld of sorcerers and surgeons. Meticulously researched and engagingly written, this gripping narrative will appeal to those interested in Renaissance history, the development of science, and the historical thrillers so popular today.