Venice

Venice is a book by Dorothy Menpes. It describes the Italian legendary city of Venice, a place of importance for architecture and cultural history. Excerpt: «One must be either hot or cold with regard to Venice. You cannot be lukewarm. The magic of her spell begins to work upon you immediately you arrive. Most of us imagine what the place will be like before we reach it. We people it in our dreams, and visualise it for ourselves—canals, palaces, streets, the general appearance of things. This imaginary city has no foundations save those which are supplied by pictures and stories.»