Publication
Landscapes of the 'Venezie'
History and Economy
The first volume of the research project
"History of the 'Venezie'" (in Italian)
The volume "Landscapes of the ‘Venezie’. History and Economy" (Venice, Marsilio, 2016) collects in 770 pages the research of 60 scholars - historians, art historians, literary historians, geographers, archaeologists, economists, urbanists and sociologists - recruited and co-ordinated by Vicenza's Research Institute for Social and Religious History.
By exploring the landscapes of the ‘Venezie’, with a perspective which crosses the millennia, we can capture an extraordinary variety of images, shaped through time and space by the action of man and history: from the landscapes of the Man of Similaun to the proliferation of industrial plants, from the peaks of the Alps to the salty waters of the lagoon and the sea. This variety can give us a powerful idea of the long history of this area, the landscape of which tends to be more and more similar to the landscape of towns.
The volume is structured by themes and ages, with the addition of monographic insights. It is the first of four volumes which are meant to "write a new History of the ‘Venezie’". The project is unique in its kind for the variety of topics and approaches. It is meant as a benchmark for future research, and also as a valuable, innovative tool for consultation, especially for schools. Teachers and students consulting the volume will be able to gain more confidence and love towards the place they live in.
