Inventing past narratives: Venice and the Adriatic space (13th -15th centuries)

Contents

Intro -- Front Matter -- Ilaria Molteni & Valeria Russo. Inventing Past Narratives Venice and the Adriatic Space (13th-15th Centuries) -- Ilaria Molteni & Valeria Russo. Framing Venetian Past Narratives. An Epistemological Introduction -- Francesca Gambino. About the Time Charlemagne Invaded the Laguna and Venice Returned Frankish Fire with Bread -- Niccolò Gensini. "Bons Mariniers" between History and Prophecy. Venice, Venetians, and the Mediterranean Sea in the Prophecies de Merlin -- Giuseppina Brunetti. Death in Venice: On the Idea and Documents Concerning the Death of Dante Ivan Foletti, Ruben Campini and Annalisa Moraschi. Clash of Titans. Venturi, Kondakov, and the Staging of Late Medieval Venetian Painting in the History of Art History -- Back Matter