Venice Besieged: Politics and Diplomacy in the Italian Wars, 1494-1534 illustrated edition Edition

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The Republic of Venice experienced relentless crisis in the early sixteenth century-political, military, ideological, and commercial. Focusing on Venice\'s involvement in the Italian Wars, these essays examine various episodes and dimensions of that time of troubles, including studies of the ruling elite, the spice trade, and diplomatic manoeuvring during the Ottoman-Habsburg conflict.A unifying theme of the essays is the contrast between the exalted reputation of the Republic (as seen in the famed \"myth of Venice\") and the tangled reality of Venetian politics and diplomacy.