History and art. St. Mark : a biographical profile ; Liturgy in St. Mark's : the mosaics and the rites / Antonio Niero -- The art of St. Mark's / Ennio Concina -- Tour of the basilica. The tour of the basilica ; The exterior of the basilica / Ettore Vio -- The gothic decoration of the copings ; The arches of the central portal / Guido Tigler -- The horses of St. Mark's / Licia Vlad Borrelli -- The atrium / Ettore Vio -- The mosaics / Maria Da Villa Urbani -- The Porta da Mar ; The interior of the basilica / Ettore Vio -- The iconostasis of the Dalle Masegne brothers / Guido Tigler -- The baldachin / Ettore Vio -- The inscriptions of the mosaics / Maria Da Villa Urbani -- The tessellated floor of St. Mark's / Renato Polacco -- The crypt ; The chapels / Ettore Vio -- The inlaid cabinets in the sacristy / Umberto Daniele -- The angels in the baptistery / Antonio Niero -- The mosaics of the Mascoli Chapel / Maria Da Villa Urbani -- The Pala d'Oro and the Treasury of St. Mark's / Ettore Vio -- The tapestries / Maria Da Villa Urbani