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Author : Robbin Gheesling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781006647024
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Wine Doors of Florence written by Robbin Gheesling and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To come. To come. To come. To come. To come. To come. To come. To come. To come. To come.
Author : Gary M. Radke
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300126158
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Gates of Paradise written by Gary M. Radke and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-02 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich account of the giant bronze doors created by Florentine sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti--so exquisite that Michelangelo proclaimed them suitable to serve as the Gates of Paradise.
Author : Michelle Damiani
Publisher : Rialto Press
ISBN 13 : 8835880866
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (358 download)
Download or read book Il Bel Centro written by Michelle Damiani and published by Rialto Press. This book was released on 2020-08-09 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witty and warm-hearted memoir of abandoning fast-paced American days in favor of discovering the Italian secrets of food, community, and life. Moving across the globe meant Michelle Damiani soon found herself untangling Italian customs, delighting in glorious regional cuisine (recipes included), and creating lasting friendships. From grandmothers eager to teach the ancient art of pasta making, to bakers tossing bread into fiery ovens with a song, to butchers extolling the benefits of pork fat, Il Bel Centro is rich with captivating characters and cultural insights. Throw in clinking glasses of Umbrian red with the local communists and a village all-nighter decorating the cobblestone streets with flower petals; as well as embarrassing language minefields and a serious summons to the mayor’s office, and you have all the ingredients for a spellbinding travel tale. Exquisitely observed, Il Bel Centro is an intimate celebration of small town Italy, as well as a thoughtful look at raising a family in a new culture and a fascinating story of finding a home. Ultimately though, this is a story about how travel can change you when you’re ready to let it. With laugh-out-loud situations and wanderlust-inspiring storytelling, Il Bel Centro is a joyous and life-affirming read that will have readers rushing to renew their passports. “This is one of the most beautiful book I’ve ever read.” “I absolutely couldn’t get enough of this book.” “This book made me want to pack my bags.” “I loved, loved this book. Fabulously written, engaging, and entertaining.” “A magical read.”
Author : Ian D'Agata
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520272269
Total Pages : 637 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Native Wine Grapes of Italy written by Ian D'Agata and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountainous terrain, volcanic soils, innumerable microclimates, and an ancient culture of winemaking influenced by Greeks, Phoenicians, and Romans make Italy the most diverse country in the world of wine. This diversity is reflected in the fact that Italy grows the largest number of native wine grapes known, amounting to more than a quarter of the worldÕs commercial wine grape types. Ian DÕAgata spent thirteen years interviewing producers, walking vineyards, studying available research, and tasting wines to create this authoritative guide to ItalyÕs native grapes and their wines. Writing with great enthusiasm and deep knowledge, DÕAgata discusses more than five hundred different native Italian grape varieties, from Aglianico to Zibibbo. DÕAgata provides details about how wine grapes are identified and classified, what clones are available, which soils are ideal, and what genetic evidence tells us about a varietyÕs parentage. He gives historical and anecdotal accounts of each grape variety and describes the characteristics of wines made from the grape. A regional list of varieties and a list of the best producers provide additional guidance. Comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and engaging, this book is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to know more about the vast enological treasures cultivated in Italy.
Author : Judith Testa
Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501756745
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book An Art Lover's Guide to Florence written by Judith Testa and published by Northern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No city but Florence contains such an intense concentration of art produced in such a short span of time. The sheer number and proximity of works of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Florence can be so overwhelming that Florentine hospitals treat hundreds of visitors each year for symptoms brought on by trying to see them all, an illness famously identified with the French author Stendhal. While most guidebooks offer only brief descriptions of a large number of works, with little discussion of the historical background, Judith Testa gives a fresh perspective on the rich and brilliant art of the Florentine Renaissance in An Art Lover's Guide to Florence. Concentrating on a number of the greatest works, by such masters as Botticelli and Michelangelo, Testa explains each piece in terms of what it meant to the people who produced it and for whom they made it, deftly treating the complex interplay of politics, sex, and religion that were involved in the creation of those works. With Testa as a guide, armchair travelers and tourists alike will delight in the fascinating world of Florentine art and history.
Author : Alyssa Palombo
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1466882646
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence written by Alyssa Palombo and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the tradition of Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, Palombo has married fine art with romantic historical fiction in this lush and sensual interpretation of Medici Florence, artist Sandro Botticelli, and the muse that inspired them all." - Booklist A girl as beautiful as Simonetta Cattaneo never wants for marriage proposals in 15th Century Italy, but she jumps at the chance to marry Marco Vespucci. Marco is young, handsome and well-educated. Not to mention he is one of the powerful Medici family’s favored circle. Even before her marriage with Marco is set, Simonetta is swept up into Lorenzo and Giuliano de’ Medici’s glittering circle of politicians, poets, artists, and philosophers. The men of Florence—most notably the rakish Giuliano de’ Medici—become enthralled with her beauty. That she is educated and an ardent reader of poetry makes her more desirable and fashionable still. But it is her acquaintance with a young painter, Sandro Botticelli, which strikes her heart most. Botticelli immediately invites Simonetta, newly proclaimed the most beautiful woman in Florence, to pose for him. As Simonetta learns to navigate her marriage, her place in Florentine society, and the politics of beauty and desire, she and Botticelli develop a passionate intimacy, one that leads to her immortalization in his masterpiece, The Birth of Venus. Alyssa Palombo’s The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence vividly captures the dangerous allure of the artist and muse bond with candor and unforgettable passion.
Author : Loren W. Partridge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Art of Renaissance Florence, 1400-1600 written by Loren W. Partridge and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rich and engaging. This account of Florentine art tells the story of who commissioned these works, who made them, where they were seen, and how they were experienced and understood by their viewers. Includes a useful timeline, glossary, and series of artists' biographies."--Patricia L. Reilly, Swarthmore College "An extraordinarily useful book, not only for teachers, but also for historically minded travelers interested in an illustrated guide to the art of Renaissance Florence."--Evelyn Lincoln, Brown University "Clear and compelling. The well-chosen illustrations include ground plans and diagrams of key architectural monuments and sculpture. The updated, judicious bibliography is a resource for anyone tackling the vast scholarship on the art of Renaissance Florence."--Cristelle Baskins, editor of The Triumph of Marriage: Painted Cassoni of the Renaissance
Author : Elinor Florence
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 145974022X
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book Wildwood written by Elinor Florence and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A single mother. An abandoned farmhouse. An epic battle with the northern wilderness. Broke and desperate, Molly Bannister accepts the ironclad condition laid down in her great-aunt’s will: to receive her inheritance, Molly must spend one year in an abandoned, off-the-grid farmhouse in the remote backwoods of northern Alberta. If she does, she will be able to sell the farm and fund her four-year-old daughter’s badly needed medical treatment. With grim determination, Molly teaches herself basic homesteading skills. But her greatest perils come from the brutal wilderness itself, from blizzards to grizzly bears. Will she and her child survive the savage winter? Will she outsmart the idealist young farmer who would thwart her plan to sell the farm? Not only their financial future, but their very lives are at stake. Only the journal written by Molly's courageous great-aunt, the land’s original homesteader, inspires her to struggle on.
Author : Joseph Gill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521176279
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (762 download)
Download or read book The Council of Florence written by Joseph Gill and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1959 book provides a detailed study of the Council of Florence (originally known as the Council of Basel).
Author : Eve Borsook
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781900639194
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (391 download)
Download or read book The Companion Guide to Florence written by Eve Borsook and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `Richly informative, an admirable piece of historical writing -- offers lively interest wherever it is opened'YORKSHIRE POST
Author : Anneli S. Rufus
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9781569246870
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (468 download)
Download or read book Magnificent Corpses written by Anneli S. Rufus and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holy relics -- the bodily remains of saints and other sacred figures -- were for centuries the most revered objects in the Western world, at center-stage in Europe's great churches and cathedrals. Today some relics have been shunted to side chapels and dark crypts, yet many continue to draw prayerful pilgrims, as they have for centuries, seeking solace, inspiration, and signs of miracles. In Magnificent Corpses, Anneli Rufus recounts her visits to 18 of Europe's most significant relics. With an engaging mix of history and personal narrative, Rufus tells their secret stories and, along the way, revisits with a fresh eye the compelling accounts of the saints whose physical bodies the relics represent.
Author : Benozzo (di Lese)
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500236918
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (369 download)
Download or read book The Chapel of the Magi written by Benozzo (di Lese) and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1994-01 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medici family chapel is a jewel-like room and, despite changes that have been made to it over the years, it houses the best preserved of Renaissance fresco cycles
Author : Judith Isacoff
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (858 download)
Download or read book Adventures in Tuscany written by Judith Isacoff and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when four, single 60-something American women rent a vacation apartment in Tuscany and a fifth friend surprises them by showing up on their doorstep? She is, of course, welcomed by the others, but there's a problem: The apartment has very strict rules - only four overnight guests are allowed. Their wine-inspired way around this is for each woman to leave for one night without prior arrangements, find an adventure and return the next day - with full disclosure. Their escapades involve a wild boar, a wilder party, unlikely romance and a "La Dolce Vita" moment. Ultimately, these experiences not only change their lives, but also the lives of many others as they end up bringing new life to a dying town. Along the way, they learn surprising new things about themselves and each other, and about life in Italy.
Author : Vincenzo De Bellis
Publisher : Marsilio Editori
ISBN 13 : 9788829709281
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (92 download)
Download or read book American Art 1961-2001 written by Vincenzo De Bellis and published by Marsilio Editori. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major works from the Walker Art Center's collection, seen in the context of two watershed moments in American history This diverse survey of American art from the collection of the Walker Art Center uses two of the nation's most significant events as its chronological boundaries: the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961 that escalated the Vietnam War and the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC. Within the timeframe of these two landmark calamities, the United States saw the emergence of some of its most noteworthy artists. The publication examines the many themes and techniques developed during those 40 years within the greater context of American history and culture, from modernist abstraction to mass production. These generations of artists probed the very notion of what art is and what it can do using paint, performance, installation, video and photography. This paperback volume features work by artists such as Jasper Johns, Donald Judd, Barbara Kruger, Robert Mapplethorpe, Bruce Nauman, Cindy Sherman, Robert Rauschenberg, Kara Walker and Andy Warhol from the Walker Art Center's acclaimed collection.
Author : G. Scarpaleggia
Publisher : Guido Tommasi Editore-Datanova
ISBN 13 : 9788867532193
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (321 download)
Download or read book From the Markets of Tuscany O/P written by G. Scarpaleggia and published by Guido Tommasi Editore-Datanova. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once a collection of traditional, seasonal recipes and a guide to the area's top food markets, Giulia Scarpaleggia takes readers on a journey through her beloved Tuscany, exploring famous places but also more remote areas - from Florence's urban streets and enchanting Volterra to mountainous Garfagnana and the wilds of Lunigiana, the gentle rolling hills of Val d'Orcia, and the vineyards and olive groves of Chianti. Through photographs, words and recipes, Giulia tells the story of Florence's historic markets, local organic farmers markets, and the weekly market days held in Tuscan towns and villages. She also explores Tuscany's coastal fish and seafood markets, together with the roadside vendors of the Maremma area, with their vibrant fresh fruit and vegetable stands. With each encounter, Giulia delves into the stories of Tuscany's food markets, drawing on memories and recipes that taste of home.
Author : Ross King
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN 13 : 9781631910012
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Florence written by Ross King and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestseller A magnificent, never-before-published collection of every painting and fresco on display in the Uffizi, the Galleria Palatina of the Pitti Palace, the Accademia, and the Duomo, and more -- nearly 2,000 works of art -- all presented in a beautiful slipcased package. This stunning book provides a comprehensive look at the masterpieces housed in the Renaissance art capital of the world including the art of Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Ghirlandaio, Correggio, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Titian, Rembrandt, van Dyck, El Greco, and hundreds more. Ross King, bestselling author of Brunelleschi's Dome and Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling, explores the history of art in Florence through seven introductory essays connecting the paintings, politics, the every day life of Florentines and how they influenced each other. Art historian Anja Grebe (author of The Louvre and The Vatican), highlights two hundred and fifty of the most iconic and significant paintings and frescoes around the historic city. This stunning showcase of the art capital of the world also includes two removable posters of Florence -- one from the Renaissance and one from the present day.
Author : Jane Fortune
Publisher : B'gruppo
ISBN 13 : 9788897696001
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Art by Women in Florence written by Jane Fortune and published by B'gruppo. This book was released on 2012 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
