Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: Gasparo Contarini and Enduring Institutions xiii
6. Appendix A: The Myth and Anti-myth of Venice xxxix
7. Appendix B: Glossary of Terms xliii
8. Appendix C: Principal Events in Gasparo Contarini’s Life xlvi
9. Notes on the Translation: The Latin of De magistratibus et republica Venetorum xlix
10. THE REPUBLIC OF VENICE
11. Book 1. The City and the Great Council 3
12. Book 2. The Doge 33
13. Book 3. The Senate, the Council of Ten, and the Courts 51
14. Book 4. Magistracies of the Republic 73
15. Book 5. Magistracies beyond the City, the Army, and Civic Institutions 91
16. References 107
17. Index 119