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Venetian Inscriptions: Vernacular Writing for Public Display in Medieval and Renaissance Venice

Venetian Inscriptions: Vernacular Writing for Public Display in Medieval and Renaissance Venice - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Ronnie FergusonSeries:Italian Perspectives #50Publish date:2021-07-19Pages:434
Language:EnglishPublisher:LegendaISBN-13:9781781886380ISBN-10:1781886385UPC:9781781886380Book Category:History, Language Arts & Disciplines, Foreign Language StudyBook Subcategory:Europe, Linguistics, LatinBook Topic:Italy, Historical & ComparativeSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.9511Product ID:SC4SAH6RQZ

Carved on stone, painted on canvas, wood or porcelain, stitched on fabric, written on parchment or printed on paper, the 109 inscriptions in this unique collection preserve the surviving public writing of Venice's individuals and collectivities in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. They celebrate the completion, authorship or sponsorship of buildings, sculptures, paintings, reliquaries and shrines....

Language:EnglishPublisher:LegendaISBN-13:9781781886380ISBN-10:1781886385UPC:9781781886380Book Category:History, Language Arts & Disciplines, Foreign Language StudyBook Subcategory:Europe, Linguistics, LatinBook Topic:Italy, Historical & ComparativeSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.9511Product ID:SC4SAH6RQZ
Ferguson, Ronnie: - Ronnie Ferguson is Emeritus Professor of Italian at the University of St Andrews and Cavaliere della Stella d'Italia. He is a Fellow of the Ateneo Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti and of the Accademia Galileiana. His research interests include medieval and Renaissance epigraphy, the language and culture of Venice, Renaissance comedy and historical linguistics.
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Ronnie Ferguson

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