{"product_id":"venice-a-maritime-republic-9780801814600","title":"Venice, a Maritime Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003eCombining engrossing detail and magisterial overview, \u003ci\u003eVenice, A Maritime Republic\u003c\/i\u003e traces the history of Venice from its origins in the sixth century through its rise and decline as the first modern empire of Europe. \"Among the many cities men have made,\" Frederic C. Lane writes, \"Venice stands out as a symbol of beauty, of wise government, and of communally controlled capitalism.\" Drawing on a lifetime of study and reflection, the author shows how that resplendent city came to have the institutions, the buildings, and the pattern of urban life that make it unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederic C. Lane \u003c\/b\u003e(1900-1984) was a noted maritime historian of medieval and Renaissance Venice. Among his many books are \u003ci\u003eVenetian Ships and Shipbuilders of the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVenice, A Maritime Republic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413057474834,"sku":"9780801814600","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_53f60542-e33a-4c4a-91a3-4281f559e2ba.jpg?v=1729343136","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/venice-a-maritime-republic-9780801814600","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}