TY - BOOK AU - Puppi,Lionello AU - Smith,Mark TI - The stones of Venice SN - 0865652457 AV - TA426 .P8613 2002 U1 - 721.0441094531 21 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Vendome Press KW - Building stones KW - Italy KW - Venice KW - Pictorial works KW - Architectural photography KW - Venice (Italy) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; In the beginning were the waters -- The stones that we tread -- Surrounded by stone -- Enchanted stones; Also issued online N2 - The Venetians were great craftsmen and artists, and their use of stone is unparalleled in any other city. This specially photographed book on Venice is a thesis on the texture, colour, shape and endless uses of stone in the hands of sensitive artists ER -