Information and Communication in Venice: Rethinking Early Modern Politics - Filippo de Vivo - Google Books

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This is a unique investigation of the political uses of different forms of communication - oral, manuscript, and printed - in sixteenth and seventeenth century Venice. De Vivo uses a rich and diverse range of sources - from council debates to leaks and…