Looks at the origins, symbols, and designs of interior and exterior decorative floors found in Venice, Italy.

Decorative Floors of Venice

Arts & Photography

Sammartini, Tudy

History & Criticism

Merrell Publishers

The wonder and uniqueness of Venice are obvious from the first awed accounts from pilgrims heading toward the Holy Land. Rarely, though, has the hidden beauty of the city been captured so evocatively as it is here. This is the first book to be devoted to photographs taken from the numerous bell towers of Venice, showing, almost from an aerial perspective, every quarter of the world's most beautiful city. In a succession of stunning photographs, all specially commissioned for this book, the whole of Venice is revealed, from the well-known landmarks to the smallest side canals, minor palaces, and the city's many secret gardens. The photographs are complemented by an informative text, which begins with an historical introduction, followed by brief histories of over 100 individual churches whose bell towers provide the views.

Venice from the Bell Towers

Photography & Video

Merrell Pub Ltd

Venice Sketchbook

Howard, Deborah

Denis, Stephanie

Didier Millet

<p>The floors of Venice - in palaces, churches, courtyards - are magical and wondrous. No one is like another, and like the waters of Venice, they reflect the surrounding space, giving a sense of fluctuating atmosphere to everything around. There are several kinds of pavements. The oldest ones are external and made by bricks in traditional patterns, framed by white Istrian stone. They may also be made with 'masegni', the typical grey Venetian slates. In the ancient churches there are mostly mosaic floors which are true carpets of thousands of small coloured and precious tiles in geometrical and animal design as the figures to be found in Torcello, Murano, and Saint Mark's church. In palaces the floors are often made by the sinuous terrazzo alla veneziana, made in plaster, lime and chips of marble and stone. Their design often repeats the heraldic motifs and the flower elements found in the ceiling decorations. Their suppleness perfectly adapts to the ever moving structure of the Venetian building. The entrance hall and the lobbies in polychrome marble allow the visitors to feel that they are walking over an ever-changing and endless perspective. This is a book devoted to an ancient tradition which still exists and survives thanks to the skillful craftsmen that pass their old secrets on from father to son...</p>

Pavimenti a Venezia / The Floors of Venice (English and Italian Edition)

Vianello Libri

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