Myths of Venice The Figuration of a State

Rosand explores the imagery that the Republic of Venice developed to represent itself as the ideal, serene state, founded with holy purpose and protected by divine favor. He argues that, Venice--more than any other political entity of the early modern period--shaped the visual imagination of political thought. This visualization of political ideals, and its reciprocal effect on the civic imagination, is the larger theme of the book. Time period: early modern period, esp. 13th-16th centuries.Rosand, David is the author of 'Myths of Venice The Figuration of a State', published 2005 under ISBN 9780807856635 and ISBN 0807856630.