Renaissance Venice’s Politico-Economic Landscape
Renaissance Venice’s Politico-Economic Landscape For a maritime empire built on commercial transactions, trade was a principal ...Read More
Venice and Venetian Intelligence in the European Panorama
It’s only a matter of luck where you wash up in history. What was once Babylon is now Baghdad.¹ Unlike most early modern European states, ...Read More
Venice as an Information Centre in Early Modern Europe
The fifteenth century saw the revolution of printing and publishing. Rapidly, Renaissance Europe became obsessed with news that arrived fr...Read More
Note on Dates, Currency, Translations, and Abbreviations
Unless otherwise stated, all the dates used in this book have been modified to follow the Gregorian calendar, with the calendar year comme...Read More
Archival Records
Archival Records As this book aims to explore the way Venice’s intelligence organization, originating in the Doge’s palace, expanded a...Read More
Methodology and Sources
Methodology and Sources In terms of chronology, the book deals with the time span between 1500 and 1630, a period when the Counc...Read More
Why Venice
Why Venice? In her pioneering book entitled Political Economies of Empire, Maria Fusaro postulated the bold, yet apt proposition th...Read More
The Council of Ten and the Inquisitors of the State
Venice’s central intelligence organization was engineered by the Council of Ten (Consiglio dei Dieci: see Fig. 0.1). Established in 1310, ...Read More
Venice’s Secret Service Organizing Intelligence in the Renaissance
Introduction to Venice’s Secret Service Organizing Intelligence in the Renaissance Venice’s Secret Service Organizing Intelligence in...Read More
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