{"product_id":"venice-book-nook","title":"Venice Book Nook","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRomantic Venice Book Nook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Once you have tasted Venice, nothing else is quite enough.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA golden gondola gliding along a turquoise canal. The \"\u003cstrong\u003eMask of Venice\u003c\/strong\u003e\" shop front in terracotta and gold : \u003cem\u003e\"Welcome to Venetian Mask St.\"\u003c\/em\u003e The \u003cstrong\u003eGran Teatro La Fenice\u003c\/strong\u003e sign on the left the legendary opera house that has burned down twice and been rebuilt both times, because Venice is exactly that kind of city. A golden eagle with wings spread perched at a balcony corner. White balustrades. Blue shutters. Plaster facades in ochre and cream. And above all of it, framed by yellow neoclassical columns and a turquoise fascia: \u003cstrong\u003eROMANTIC VENICE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Venice in miniature  and it has gotten the city entirely right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eP\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eroduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pieces:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAssembly Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDifficulty Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\/5 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAssembled Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e17,78 × 10,92 × 24,38 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLighting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warm LED integrated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8+ (with adult support for younger builders)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Venetian canal \/ Italian Renaissance \/ Romantic Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Book nook \/ bookend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot Included:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glue, batteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"361\" width=\"361\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/9378\/1322\/files\/italy_book_nook.png?v=1775621174\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eVenice — The City That Shouldn't Exist, and Does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVenice is built on 118 islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea, connected by 400 bridges over 150 canals. It was founded in the 5th century by refugees fleeing mainland invasions, grew into the most powerful trading republic in the medieval Mediterranean, produced Titian, Tintoretto and Vivaldi, and invented the modern concept of the carnival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also, by any rational engineering standard, a city that should not exist. And yet it does  more beautiful, more strange, more quietly magnificent than almost anywhere else on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomantic Venice\u003c\/strong\u003e captures the specific view that travelers remember most: a canal, a gondola, the buildings close on either side, the particular quality of light on water in late afternoon. The view that, once you've seen it in person, you spend the rest of your life trying to get back to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eThe Icons of Venice — All Present\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Gondola — The Symbol of the City:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cstrong\u003egolden wooden gondola\u003c\/strong\u003e gliding along the turquoise canal is the first thing you see and the last thing you look away from. The gondola is Venice's most enduring symbol  a boat design unchanged for over 500 years, navigated by gondoliers who have memorized every canal, every bridge, every shortcut through the city. There are approximately 400 gondolas still operating in Venice today, all painted black by tradition since a 17th-century sumptuary law. This one is golden because in miniature, beauty takes precedence over regulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMask of Venice — The Carnival Legacy:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cstrong\u003e\"Mask of Venice\" shop\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most culturally resonant elements of this book nook. The Venetian carnival mask has a history stretching back to the 13th century masks were worn to disguise social class, to allow nobles and commoners to interact as equals, to permit the kind of behavior that identity normally prevents. The most famous Venetian masks, the Bauta, the Columbina, the Medico della Peste (plague doctor)  are now among the most recognizable symbols of Italian art and culture worldwide. A mask shop on a Venetian canal is the most Venetian thing that could possibly exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGran Teatro La Fenice — The House That Burned and Burned:\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cstrong\u003esign for La Fenice : \u003c\/strong\u003e the legendary Venetian opera house whose name means \"The Phoenix\"  is visible on the left facade. La Fenice opened in 1792, burned to the ground in 1836, was rebuilt, burned again in 1996, was rebuilt again and reopened in 2004. It has hosted world premieres by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi. That it is named the Phoenix is perhaps the least surprising thing about it. Its presence in this book nook is the detail that tells you the designer knows Venice properly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"wood Miniatures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61545449521482,"sku":null,"price":64.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/9378\/1322\/files\/VeniceBookNook.png?v=1775621145","url":"https:\/\/wood-miniatures.com\/products\/venice-book-nook","provider":"wood-miniatures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}