Veneziaenigma

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  • Author: Alberto Toso Fei
  • Publisher: Edizioni Elzeviro
  • Catalogue: 176884
  • Size: 18x14cm
Veneziaenigma is unique book, a mosaic composed, piece by wedge-like piece, with material drawn from the dawn of Venice’s enigmatic history thirteen centuries ago, right through to the present day. It is an attempt to unveil that city’s history - one thick with events and story, balanced between reality and myth. From this original material the author maps a complete and documented account, divided into six segments (representing the six ‘sestieri’ of the city), across whose thresholds readers may make their own progress as to find a different Venice; subtle and mysterious; full of arcane signs, signals and allegories - worn by time - but ready to be deciphered. Contemporary accounts, habits and customs all remain as keys to enchanting hidden truths and places, as well as to people long gone who once bore witness, not only to lost splendour, but also to the daily life of a great power - the ‘Dominante’.