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Venice : pure city / by Peter Ackroyd.

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ISBN	9780701172855 (hbk.)
ISBN	0701172851 (hbk.)
Name	Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-
Title	Venice : pure city / by Peter Ackroyd.
Published	London : Chatto & Windus, 2009.
Description	403 p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. , map. ; 24 cm.
Notes	TV tie-in.
	Includes index.
	Includes bibliographies and index.
Summary	The language and way of thinking of the Venetians set them aside from the rest of Italy. They are an island people, linked to the sea and to the tides, rather than the land. The moon rules Venice, Ackroyd writes 'It is built on ocean shells and ocean ground; it has the aspect of infinity'.
Subjects	Venice (Italy) -- History
	Venice (Italy) -- Social conditions
	Venice (Italy) -- Social life and customs
	Venice (Italy) -- Civilization
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Venice (Italy) -- Civilization . Venice (Italy) -- History . Venice (Italy) -- Social conditions . Venice (Italy) -- Social life and customs . Authors: Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- .