"An utterly sumptuous collection of photographs, each captioned with pertinent prose, each penned by a chosen contributor with anecdotes, extracts, poems and special pieces of prose."
The famous church is in the background.
Oct 24, 2018 - Explore Marie DC's board "Dreams of Venice" on Pinterest. If that sounds a little flat put like that, remember we are talking about photographs by Charles Christopher and text from a set of luminaries from the worlds of literature, opera, film, journalism, design, cookery and art, and so are curious to share their impressions of the city. What could I possibly have in common with Woody Allen, Marcella Hazan, Erica Jong and Peggy Guggenheim? You have to read the words and study the photos to understand the connection and see why they are together.
If you have not been to Venice, the different viewpoints expressed will draw you in and make you long to go to see for yourself. It turns out that we all have a great love for La Serenissima-Venice. Please try again.
New book seeks to capture the dream of Venice manifested in the writings of about 40 writers and celebrities. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations Beautiful book recipient was very happy with it PEOPLE LEAVING CATHEDRAL SAN MARCO PIAZZA SAN MARCO VENICE painting by Maurice Prendergast 1858-1924 American Post-Impressionist artist who worked in oil, watercolor, and monotype.‘Venice’ was created in c.1899 by Maurice Prendergast in Impressionism style.
The mysterious allure of the ancient floating city of Venice is captured in this book of evocative photography and beguiling words of a diverse group of contemporary Venetophiles. I would recommend this book to anyone who has fallen in love with this beautiful city... [Rumi]
After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It reminded me of the feelings I experienced on my two visits to the enchanted city of the sea - walking the entire length one day from Piazza San Marco to the Railway Station, we found the tiny squares (the campi), bridges to surprises, a Madonna shrine on a wall, lace Mary Janes for an infant, a sidewalk cafe where we were treated like royalty (and a cat jumped onto my lap), chatted with an elderly Gypsy lady, treated to homemade gelati at a trattoria, felt nervous walking late at night to our hotel at the very end of Venice...Dream of Venice, a must-read for anyone who wants more than a totally superficial acquaintance with Venice
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.Dream of Venice, a must-read for anyone who wants more than a totally superficial acquaintance with One of the older palaces in the city, it has is known as Ca' d'Oro (golden house) due to the gilt and polychrome external decorations which once adorned its walls. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The classics by Ruskin or Morris that never fade to reward the reader set against the multiple tourist guides that often replicate the usual images and a tired text to the point that your appetite is either sated or repelled. Rarely do books about Venice manage to convey the kaleidoscopic magic in pictures with words of enchantment that so aptly describe the magic of the most evocative city on earth. The photographer captures unique moments, romantic areas, isolated alleys and canals, plays excellent with the light and reveals the true magic of the Venetian night. Kathy meets an impiraressa, a bead stringer, who is bringing Venice's ancient art into modern times. The writings, stories and poems near the photos represent everybody's thoughts about this unique city...Dream of Venice - a collection of enchanting words and evocative pictures.
The words of the contributors touched my heart - the photographs touched my soul.
The luminous photographs, in both color and black and white, compliment the intimate thoughts, memories, poems, and stories of notable contributors from the worlds of art, literature, design, cuisine, music, and filmmaking.
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I came across this book through a suggestion by Amazon, and the title and the beautiful cover drew me in.