{"product_id":"venice-matthew-rice-9780241464830","title":"Venice","description":"A guide to the wonders of Venice, conveyed by means of an artist's sketchbook\nMatthew Rice is a long-time observer and illustrator of cities, buildings and all those who inhabit them, with an uncanny ability to express the energy of a place through a few lines of ink and splashes of paint. For years, Venice has been a source of deep creative inspiration for him; and now, in Venice: A Sketchbook Guide, he captures the highlights of this most beguiling of Italian cities. \nUnsurprisingly, given his abiding passion for architecture, Matthew provides a wealth of information about the 'stones' of Venice, including an illustrated guide to the main building styles of the city - Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern - and exemplars of its balconies, bridges and campaniles. Further sections explore the city's sestieri - its six residential quarters - as well as its history, paintings, festivals, wildlife and, not least, its cicchetti and aperitivi. \nFollowing the same landscape format as Matthew's real-life sketchbooks, Venice: A Sketchbook Guide will combine enchanting watercolour illustrations with an informed, personal and witty text, and promises to delight all visitors to Venice, armchair or actual.","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50362120175904,"sku":"9780241464830","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780241464830.jpg?v=1780832236","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/venice-matthew-rice-9780241464830","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}