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A Venetian Bestiary

A Venetian Bestiary

by JanMorris (Author), Bevis Martin (Cover Design)

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    Hardcover 2007

    $4.08

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    Hardcover 1982

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Synopsis

"A Venetian Bestiary" is a celebration in words and pictures of a 'mighty menagerie of fact and fantasy': the animals of Venice, from its ubiquitous cats and barge dogs to the Golden Stallions and Winged Lion of St Mark. Illustrated with some of the many creatures who inhabit the city, the book is an enchanting tour of Venice's history and culture. In her irresistible voice, and with unmistakable authority, Morris reveals an essential tenet of Venetian life: if we don't know its animals, we don't know Venice.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 112
 Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 20 Sep 2007
ISBN 10: 0571233058
ISBN 13: 9780571233052
Book Overview: A Venetian Bestiary, from Jan Morris - author of 'the best book about Venice ever written' (Sunday Times) - a book about the city unlike any other.

Author Bio
Jan Morris was born in 1926 of a Welsh father and an English mother, and when she is not travelling she lives with her partner Elizabeth Morris in the top left-hand corner of Wales, between the mountains and the sea. Her books include Coronation Everest, Venice, The Pax Britannica Trilogy (Heaven's Command, Pax Britannica, and Farewell the Trumpets), and Conundrum. She is also the author of six books about cities and countries, two autobiographical books, several volumes of collected travel essays and, most recently, the unclassifiable Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere. Hav, a novel, will be published by Faber in 2006.