The Dogaressa of Venice, 1200-1500: Wives and Icons (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780312294472)

This book focuses on the identity and public personae of the dogaressa, wives of the elected doges of medieval and early modern Venice. The study traces the evolution of the public functions of the group of quasi-royal wives, rare for their visibility, during Venice's development into a regional economic and political power.

Author: H. Hurlburt
ISBN-10: 0312294476
ISBN-13: 9780312294472
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 02/22/2006
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.10d