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Matthew Rice is a long-time observer and illustrator of cities, buildings and all those who inhabit them, with an uncanny ability to express the energy of a place through a few lines of ink and splashes of paint. For years, Venice has been a source of deep creative inspiration for him; and now, in Venice: A Sketchbook Guide, he captures the highlights of this most beguiling of Italian cities. Unsurprisingly, given his abiding passion for architecture, Matthew provides a wealth of information about the 'stones' of Venice, including an illustrated guide to the main building styles of the city - Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern - and exemplars of its balconies, bridges and campaniles. Further sections explore the city's sestieri - its six residential quarters - as well as its history, paintings, festivals, wildlife and, not least, its cicchetti and aperitivi. Following the same landscape format as Matthew's real-life sketchbooks, Venice: A Sketchbook Guide will combine enchanting watercolour illustrations with an informed, personal and witty text, and promises to delight all visitors to Venice, armchair or actual.

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Travel & holiday

• Full title: Venice
• Author: Matthew Rice
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 208
• EAN: 9780241464830
• ISBN: 0241464838
• ID: 36973148
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Weight: 408 g
• Dimensions: 136 × 209 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. May 2022

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