Venice, the merchants empire (part 2)

Collection title

Mediterranean

ID

INA00696

Source

INA (FR)

First broadcast date

12/17/1976

Production year

1974

Abstract

Conquests of Venice, from Corfu to Alexandria via Cyprus. Fernand Braudel explains how the Serenissima, by its geographical position, became that capitalist center of the Middle Ages, trade link between northern Europe and the Islamic East. The decadence of Venice begins with the rural rooting of the rich merchants in the Palladian villas along the Brenta, and ended with the Napoleonic conquest.

Type

video

Production companies

• ORTF - Coproduction
• RAI - Coproduction
• Europe 1 (EUR1) - Coproduction

Broadcaster

FTV - F3

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Goldoni Carlo

Primary theme

Urbanism and cities

Secondary themes

• Economy
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Music and songs
• Art, Culture and Knowledge / Live performances
• Tourism and cultural sites / Architecture
• Economy / Trade
• Society and way of life / Festivals and traditions

Credits / Cast

• Quilici Folco - Director
• Braudel Fernand - Participant

Period of events

• From 1000 to 1500

Map locations

• Italy - Eastern North - Venice
• Italy - Western North - Genoa

Original language

French

Media running time

27m19