The Horses of St. Mark's: A Story of Triumph in Byzantium, Paris, and Venice Hardcover - 2010
by Charles Freeman
The Horses of St. Markďs in Venice are among artďs finestcreationsÕand certainly one with a story like no other. Celebrated historianCharles Freeman, author of the 2009 surprise hit A.D. 381, exploresthe mysterious origin of the statues and their turbulent movements throughEurope over the centuries: in Constantinople, at both its founding andsacking in the Fourth Crusade; in Venice, at both the height of itsgreatness and fall in 1797; in the Paris of Napoleon, and the revolutions of1848; and back in Venice, the most romantic city in the world. In thisremarkable new book, Freeman shows how the horses came to stand at the heartof European history time and time again.
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- Title The Horses of St. Mark's: A Story of Triumph in Byzantium, Paris, and Venice
- Author Charles Freeman
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First American E
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harry N. Abrams, New York
- Date 2010-08-12
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781590202678 / 1590202678
- Weight 1.23 lbs (0.56 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.27 x 1.03 in (23.39 x 15.93 x 2.62 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Europe - History, Bronze sculpture, Classical - Italy - Venice
- Dewey Decimal Code 731.832
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