Salve Venetia, gleanings from Venetian history; vol. I
Crawford writes Venice the way Venice deserves to be written: not as a museum piece, but as a living legend still breathing beneath the lagoon. This first volume of 'Salve Venetia' traces the city from its murky origins in the marshes to its emergence as a sovereign maritime power, weaving together documented history with the rich folklore that Venetians themselves believed. The author, better known for his novels, brings a storyteller's instinct to the past, finding poetry in the foundations and myth in the founding. Pennell's illustrations lend visual weight to a city that has always been more than geography, it has been an idea, a dream, a state of mind. For readers who have walked Venice's narrow streets and felt the strange magic of a city that seems built on water and wishes, Crawford offers the deep history that explains why the city feels the way it does. This is historical writing as love letter.
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