The history of Venice queen of the seas

Summary: St. Louis University professor Thomas F. Madden focuses his expertise on what has been called the most beautiful city in the world--Venice.

Record details

ISBN: 9781456114985
Physical Description: electronic resource
access
remote
1 sound file (ca. 8 hr.) : digital.
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books ; [Prince Frederick, Md.] : [Distributed by] OneClick Digital, 2011, p2010.

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Title from title screen (viewed March 3, 2011). "14 lectures."
Formatted Contents Note:	Refugees of the lagoon: the origins of Venice -- Coming of age: the expansion of Venetian power -- In a dangerous world -- In the age of the Crusades -- A merchant republic in a feudal age: political reform in medieval Venice -- Birth of a maritime empire: Venice and the Fourth Crusade -- Birth of modern finance in Venice -- The rise of Venice: prosperity and power in the West and East -- A time of wars: the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries -- A new world: the fall of Byzantium and the rise of the Renaissance -- A medieval republic in a modern world: the decline and fall of Venice -- The grand tour and Carnevale -- The empty house: Venice and the state of Italy -- Modern Venice.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecture given by Thomas F. Madden.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Downloadable applications available for access via iOS 4.0+ devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android 2.1+ devices.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Requires OneClick Digital Media Manager. System requirements: 200 MB of free disk space, 512 MB of RAM, Windows Installer 3.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64), Windows Media Player 10 QA.