by JamesJohnson (Author)
Offers an analysis of masking in Venice city. This title explores the world view of maskers, both during and outside of carnival, and reconstructs their logic: covering the face in public was a uniquely Venetian response to one of the most rigid class hierarchies in European history.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 10 May 2011
ISBN 10: 0520267710
ISBN 13: 9780520267718