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Florence and Other Parts
The countdown is complete, the bags are packed, and 14 different reservations for planes, trains, cars, apartments, and hotels have been confirmed. So we’re off to England and Italy today where I hope...
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Santa Croce Leather School
Santa Croce is the beautiful church in Florence where Michelangelo and Galileo are buried. Behind it in the dormitory donated by the Medici family in 1455, is the Scuola del Cuoio where visitors...
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Quaint Bookshop in Florence – Libreria Giorni
Near the Cathedral in Florence, down narrow steps is Libreria Giorni. The vaulted room is lined with bookshelves filled with music scores and old books. The large cabinet topped with glass displays...
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Vasari Vite de Pittori
These five volumes of Vite de Pittori sat in the stall of the street bookseller near the San Lorenzo market in Florence. The title translates to Lives of Painters by Giorgio Vasari and was originally...
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Medici Sample
I’m on vacation this week and experimenting with my new camera and Photoshop. So enjoy these lovely books from the Laurentian Library housing the books of the Medici family in Florence. JT
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More Medici Library
A few more books of the Medici family from The Laurentian Library in Florence for your viewing pleasure this week while I’m on vacation. Enjoy, JT
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Weekend Treat – 1925 Florentine Book Fair
I love this poster from the 1925 Florentine Book Fair. All of those books in front of the beautiful Duomo remind me of the modern day book stall I visited a couple of years ago. The poster, created by...
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