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Author : Velda Johnston
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN 13 : 9780816143399
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (433 download)
Download or read book Masquerade in Venice written by Velda Johnston and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. C. Brown
Publisher : Artist's and Photographers' Press
ISBN 13 : 9781904332831
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (328 download)
Download or read book Carnival Masks of Venice written by J. C. Brown and published by Artist's and Photographers' Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year in Venice the weeks preceeding the privations of Lent are forgotten in the exuberant release of carnival. The dissolute behaviour of its citizens in the 18th century reached such depths that the use of masks was banned, but revived in the 1970s it has since become the prevailing image of Carnevale. In this elegantly- designed book the reader is offered a concise introduction to the history of the carnival and mask-wearing, illustrated by J.C. Brown's moody and evocative photos of Venetian masks and the beautiful city.
Author : Lea Rawls
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781980634676
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (346 download)
Download or read book Venice Carnival written by Lea Rawls and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Carnival of Venice (Italian: Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with the Christian celebration of Lent, forty days before Easter, on Shrove Tuesday (Martedì Grasso or Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday. The festival is world-famous for its elaborate masks.It's said that the Carnival of Venice was started from a victory of the Venice Republic against the Patriarch of Aquileia, Ulrico di Treven in the year 1162. In the honour of this victory, the people started to dance and gather in San Marco Square. Apparently, this festival started on that period and became official in the Renaissance. It reappeared gradually in the nineteenth century, but only for short periods and above all for private feasts, where it became an occasion for artistic creations.After a long absence, the Carnival returned in 1979.[6] The Italian government decided to bring back the history and culture of Venice, and sought to use the traditional Carnival as the centerpiece of its efforts. The redevelopment of the masks began as the pursuit of some Venetian college students for the tourist trade. Since then, approximately 3 million visitors come to Venice every year for the Carnival.[7] One of the most important events is the contest for la maschera più bella ("the most beautiful mask") which will be judged by a panel of international costume and fashion designers. Several distinct styles of mask are worn in the Venice Carnival, some with identifying names. People with different occupations wore different masks.
Author : Thea Stilton
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338159275
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Thea Stilton and the Venice Masquerade (Thea Stilton #26) written by Thea Stilton and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Thea Sisters are headed to Venice, Italy! They'll be there for the Carnival, an annual festival that's famouse for its elaborate masks. They mouselets love exploring the city's bridges and canals, and seeing the beautiful costumes mice wear to Carnival celebrations. But a mysterious thief strikes while they are there! Can they catch and unmask him before the festival ends?
Author : Philip Gwynne Jones
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 1472129725
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)
Download or read book The Venetian Masquerade written by Philip Gwynne Jones and published by Constable. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An irresistible concoction of crime and culture' Daily Mail A game of blackmail and betrayal is played among the backstreets and canals of Venice . . . Carnevale is in full swing, the streets and waterways of Venice are crowded with masked revellers and Nathan Sutherland's birthday is about to be ruined. A night at the opera at La Fenice is always a memorable experience - and this time it will be so for all the wrong reasons as the curtain call is interrupted by a fatal stabbing. But why is the dead man carrying one of Nathan's business cards in his wallet? The mystery of the murdered stranger takes Nathan on the trail of a lost opera by Monteverdi. But what begins as a harmless treasure hunt leads to ruthless criminals asking the highest of prices for the lost score... and then a second body is found in the sanctuary of Venice's English church. The quest for the lost manuscript will bring Nathan back to the stage of La Fenice, where a final confrontation has deadly consequences... Praise for Philip Gwynne Jones 'I devoured all Philip's novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy' Val McDermid 'Gwynne Jones' entertaining take on his beloved Venice is as delightful as a Spritz by the Rialto - a must for all Italy lovers' David Hewson 'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling 'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax' Daily Mail 'Superb - always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid' Stephen Glover 'Clever and great fun' The Times 'Sinister and shimmering, The Venetian Game is as haunting and darkly elegant as Venice itself' L.S. Hilton, bestselling author of Maestra 'The Venetian setting is vividly described... good, fluid writing makes for easy reading' Literary Review 'Un-put-downable . . . If you love Venice, you'll love this because you'll be transported there in an instant. If you've not been to Venice, read this book and then go. If you like intrigue, and a clever plot, you'll love this book' Amazon reviewer, 5*****
Author : Mary McCarthy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156935210
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Venice Observed written by Mary McCarthy and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1963 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A penetrating work of reportage on Venice. "Searching observations and astonishing comprehension of the Venetian taste and character" (New York Herald Tribune).
Author : Kylie Fornasier
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0857976206
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)
Download or read book Masquerade written by Kylie Fornasier and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-07-23 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the Carnevale of 1750 and Venice's ballrooms, theatres, palazzos and squares are filled with delicious gossip, devilish fun and dangerous games. In this glittering masked world, everyone has a secret... Set in an age of decadence made famous by Casanova, Masquerade uncovers the secrets of seven teens, from the highest aristocrat to the lowest servant - their dreams, desires, loves, loyalties ... and betrayals. All the world's a stage. Let the show begin.
Author : Lisa Marie Rice
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997427769
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (277 download)
Download or read book Masquerade written by Lisa Marie Rice and published by . This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years ago Cal Burns lost the only woman he'd ever loved, Anya Voronova. He had a ring in his pocket -- and then she walked out of his life and he never knew why. He moved thousands of miles away, built an empire, became rich and powerful. She broke his heart when he was young but he doesn't have a heart to break now. Anya Voronova has spent ten years working toward the Accords - a once in a lifetime chance at lasting peace in the Middle East. The Accords will be signed in Venice during Mardi Gras. The city is an explosion of glamour and joy -- and then she comes face to face with the man she was forced to brutally leave ten years ago and has never forgotten. Cal is now powerful, rich beyond belief -- and angry. She doesn't care, just one last look at him will have to be enough to last her the rest of her life.But Anya knows things that a shadowy group of men will kill to keep secret. And when they come for her, Cal discovers he has a heart after all. And it belongs to Anya. It always has.
Author : Francesca Bortolotto Possati
Publisher : Assouline Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614285381
Total Pages : 3 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)
Download or read book Venetian Chic written by Francesca Bortolotto Possati and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Laura Morelli
Publisher : Laura Morelli
ISBN 13 : 098936710X
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (893 download)
Download or read book The Gondola Maker written by Laura Morelli and published by Laura Morelli. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning historical fiction set in 16th-century Venice -Benjamin Franklin Digital Award -IPPY Award for Best Adult Fiction E-book -National Indie Excellence Award Finalist -Eric Hoffer Award Finalist -Shortlisted for the da Vinci Eye Prize From the author of Made in Italy comes a tale of artisanal tradition and family bonds set in one of the world's most magnificent settings: Renaissance Venice. Venetian gondola-maker Luca Vianello considers his whole life arranged. His father charted a course for his eldest son from the day he was born, and Luca is positioned to inherit one of the city’s most esteemed boatyards. Soon he will marry the daughter of an artisan prow-maker, securing a key business alliance for the family. But when Luca experiences an unexpected tragedy in the boatyard, he believes that his destiny lies elsewhere. Soon he finds himself drawn to restore an antique gondola with the dream of taking a girl for a ride. The Gondola Maker brings the centuries-old art of gondola-making to life in the tale of a young man's complicated relationship with his master-craftsman father. Lovers of historical fiction will appreciate the authentic details of gondola craftsmanship, along with an intimate first-person narrative set against the richly textured backdrop of 16th-century Venice. "I'm a big fan of Venice, so I appreciate Laura Morelli's special knowledge of the city, the period, and the process of gondola-making. An especially compelling story." --Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun "Laura Morelli has done her research, or perhaps she was an Italian carpenter in another life. One can literally smell and feel the grain of finely turned wood in her hands." --Pamela Sheldon Johns, author of Italian Food Artisans "Romance, intrigue, family loyalty, pride, and redemption set against the backdrop of Renaissance Italy." --Library of Clean Reads "Beautiful, powerful evocation of the characters, the place, and the time. An elegant and thoroughly engaging narrative voice." --Mark Spencer, author of Fiction Club: A Concise Guide to Writing Good Fiction
Author : Philip Gwynne Jones
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 1472130219
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)
Download or read book To Venice with Love written by Philip Gwynne Jones and published by Constable. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An inspiring, life-affirming story' Reader's Digest Philip and Caroline Jones, a middle-aged couple living in Edinburgh, found themselves facing redundancy and an uncertain future. Until they received some advice from a complete stranger in a pub. Their response was to sell everything in order to move to Venice, in search of a better, simpler life. They were wrong about the 'simpler' bit... To Venice with Love recounts how they arrived in Venice with ten pieces of luggage, no job, no friends and no long-term place to stay. From struggling with the language to battling bureaucracy; the terror of teaching English to Italian teenagers, the company of a modestly friendly cat... and finally, from debugging financial systems on an Edinburgh industrial estate, to building an ordinary life in an extraordinary city, To Venice with Love is a love-letter to a city that changed their lives. It's a story told through the history, music, art, architecture (and, of course, the food) of La Serenissima.
Author : Ian Falconer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857073494
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Olivia Goes to Venice written by Ian Falconer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her latest adventure, Olivia, everyone's favourite little pig, is off the Venice, the place of fine art, carnival and gondolas for a family holiday to remember. With her very own discerning eye for style, Olivia takes the beautiful city of Venice by storm. From dodging pigeons in the Piazza San Marco, to eating an abundance of the most delicious Italian gelato at Carneval, and barelystaying afloat in a gondola, Olivia uncovers the wonderful delights of Venice with that very special 'Olivia' style and flair!
Author : Ada Palmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781944140052
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Censorship and Information Control written by Ada Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A catalog of the exhibit held in the University of Chicago Special Collections Research Library, September through December 2018
Author : Kit Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Masquerade written by Kit Williams and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On his way to deliver a splendid necklace to the Sun from the Moon, Jack Hare is diverted by a series of odd characters and when he finally reaches his destination he realizes that the necklace is missing. The reader is invited to answer several riddles and solve the mystery from clues given in the text.
Author : Pericles Boutos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Venice written by Pericles Boutos and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The images in this book, taken at the Venice Carnival in 1996, 97, and 98 by the Greek photographer Pericles Boutos, illuminate and unmask this age-old Venetian tradition. Following in the footsteps of the great French-American tradition of photographers like Cartier-Bresson and Garry Winogrand, Boutos brings to the fore a Carnival which has lost, along with color, its very identity. That his images capture the contemporary reality of this much photographed spectacle without any cliche or shopworn excess is a testament to the photographer, who portrays with deceptive ease the behind-the-scenes rituals of the carnival's baroque proceedings.
Author : Karen E. Tran
Publisher : Stichting Kunstboak
ISBN 13 : 9789058565372
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (653 download)
Download or read book Wedding Flowers written by Karen E. Tran and published by Stichting Kunstboak. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Karen Tran takes the reader through the beauty of event designing and planning. From flowers and lighting to venue and ambiance, she explains how you can keep everything right and according to the theme. Whether you are planning your own wedding, looking for ideas that are suitable for your style or are [a] wedding designer looking to revitalize your creative talent... this book is written for you"--Back cover.
Author : Laura Rahme
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781503013896
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (138 download)
Download or read book The Mascherari written by Laura Rahme and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-04 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this late medieval tale of mystery and witchcraft, Laura Rahme breathes life into a Venice long forgotten. From the dark sottoporticos of the Arsenal, to the wealthy mansions of Castello, and deep within the secret passages of the Ducal Palace, The Mascherari is an occult tale rich with history. VENEZIA, 1422. Doge Tommaso Mocenigo lies on his death bed. An evil has come to Venice. An evil that will set the course for the future of La Serenissima. On the eve of Carnivale, five wealthy Venetian merchants set upon a mask maker in the ancient district of Santa Croce. They are led by Giacomo Contarini, a ruthless patrician. The following day, the Venice Republic's security council, the most feared Council of Ten, summons Florentine inquisitor, Antonio da Parma, to hold an inquest on a most baffling case. During a sumptuous banquet, Giacomo Contarini and his partners have met a chilling death. Newly widowed and fresh from Florence, Antonio da Parma's reputation precedes him. He is known for his susceptibility to the occult and is sternly warned that The Council of Ten want none of that. Yet in the throes of this macabre investigation Antonio is lured by his dreams and visions and by the mysterious silver pendant that he discovers on one of the dead merchants. Enter the dashing Esteban del Valle, a formidable swordmaster of Nubian origins. Esteban grieves his stolen inheritance and the death of his Catalan adopted father. He survives, mysteriously, through the influence of high ranking patricians. He never removes his mask and has sworn to reclaim his wealth. Noble Catarina Contarini has a sad tale to tell. Her husband's death weighs upon her and so too, do the scandalous accusations that have been raised against him. In her grief, she confides in Antonio and reveals her shocking secrets. But Catarina's darkest secret concerns a witch; a Napoletana named Magdalena. Antonio is drawn ever closer to the magnetic Magdalena. He unveils the truth behind the merchants' murders and comes face to face with a machination of monstrous evil. Through this fascinating Magdalena, an enchanter of admirals and merchants alike, Antonio begins to realize that his true quest is one he could never have imagined. Weaving historical mystery and the supernatural, The Mascherari evokes a Venice that will leave your breathless.
