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Spanning more than a millennium, this volume traces the enduring life of a city shaped by water, power, and imagination. Venice: La Serenissima presents an expansive portrait of one of the world’s most extraordinary cities, revealing Venice as a place where history, culture, architecture, and sp...
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Alberto Toso Fei is a Venetian writer, journalist, and historian widely regarded as one of the most authoritative contemporary voices on Venice’s history and legends. Descended from a family of Murano glassmakers documented in the city since the fourteenth century, Toso Fei has authored more than thirty books (translated into several languages) and regularly collaborates with cultural institutions and media outlets. He is also a consultant and documentary producer for television and a frequent speaker at public lectures and international events (including TEDx) dedicated to Venetian history and storytelling.

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The Ultimate Collection

Venice: La Serenissima

$1,200

Venice. To visit is to be strongly jostled between fantasy and very real architectural splendor.

— Peter Marino, American Architect
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Page count

248 pages

Number of illustrations

179

Language

English

Released on

April 2026

Dimensions

W 16 x L 19 x D 3.5 in

Cover materials

The clamshell features Canaletto's The Bucintoro Returning to the Molo on Ascension Day (c. 1730). The hardcover reproduces Cecil Beaton's 1951 Vogue photograph of Le Bal Oriental.

ISBN

9781649806161

Weight

22.0 lb

Author

Alberto Toso Fei, Foreword by Peter Marino

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