The Book Prize Index

Venice: Lion City

Garry Wills

Now in paperback, Wills's acclaimed book presents a new way of relating the history of the city through its art and, in turn, illuminates the art through the city's history. Illustrated with more than 130 works of art, 30 in full color.

HistoryHistory · medium confidenceHistory81 signalsLlm Classifier: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismTopic Classifier: Literature & Writers -> Arts & CriticismLiterature & WritersTravel, Exploration & PlaceAfrica & the African Diaspora

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History2001FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    • Venice95%
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    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Lion City40%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The book relates the city’s history through its art, and in turn illuminates the art through the city’s history.

    Model confidence 74%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.