History Of Venice by Pietro Bembo - 9780674022843

Bembo (1470-1547), a Venetian nobleman, later a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, was the most celebrated Latin stylist of his day and was widely admired for his writings in Italian. Named official historian of Venice in 1529, Bembo began to compose in Latin his continuation of the city's history in 12 books, covering the years from 1487-1513.

• | By (Author): Pietro Bembo
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: May 31, 2008
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 432 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 067402284X
• | ISBN-13: 9780674022843