Designed as a guide to the Jewish monuments of Venice, this publication outlines the history of Jewish community in Venice, beginning with their work as doctors on the island of Spinalunga during the 12th and 13th centuries and increasing in size following the establishment of the first ghetto in...Read more
In the aftermath of unprecedented flooding in Venice during the fall of 1966, at which time waters rose two meters higher than normal, the International Fund for Monuments (now World Monuments Fund) strove to raise awareness about the dire challenges faced by the city. As part of these efforts,...Read more
The founder of the International Fund for Monuments (now World Monuments Fund), Col. James Gray compiled this study of fortified walls of Verona in 1954, while stationed with the U.S. military in Italy. Gray traces the origin and development of the city walls from the third century B.C. to the...Read more
In 1965, upon consultation with Merid Asfa Wossen, the former Crown Prince of Ethopia, the International Fund for Monuments (now World Monuments Fund) commissioned Dr. Sandro Angelini to conduct a survey and restoration cost-estimate for the site of Lalibela, Ethopia, where a group of eleven...Read more