Venice Incognito: Masks in the Serene Republic (Fletcher Jones Foundation Book in the Humanities)

Venice Incognito: Masks in the Serene Republic (Fletcher Jones Foundation Book in the Humanities)

by JamesJohnson (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 10 May 2011

ISBN 10: 0520267710
ISBN 13: 9780520267718