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Cosmescu, Dragoş

 
9780786497508: Venetian Renaissance Fortifications in the Mediterranean
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ISBN 10 : 0786497505 ISBN 13 : 9780786497508
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2015

Synopsis

The Renaissance was a revolution of ideas, arts and sciences alike, with Italy at its center. Venice was among the first states to embrace new concepts in fortification, which would dominate military architecture for centuries. In the age of large galley fleets and an expanding Ottoman Empire, the mighty defenses of the Republic of Venice protected faraway territories in the Mediterranean, and some of the largest and best preserved Renaissance fortifications are found on the former Venetian islands.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dragoş Cosmescu obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Bucharest and is the author of many books on history and political science.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0786497505
ISBN 13 
9780786497508
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
244
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