The Stones of Florence
Title | The Stones of Florence PDF eBook |
Author | Mary McCarthy |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2013-10-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1480441244 |
A journey through the glorious Italian city’s scenery, history, and culture, from the New York Times–bestselling author of Venice Observed and The Group. Mary McCarthy’s classic celebrates the Italian city often looked upon as the provincial sister to the better-dressed, more “feminine” Venice. To McCarthy, Florence, or Firenze, is a place of ageless enchantment, from the Duomo to the fortressed palaces. The Renaissance began here; art and architecture flourished. From its roots as a center of medieval trade to its transformation into one of the world’s wealthiest cities, McCarthy charts Florence’s rich and turbulent history. She introduces a cast of towering real-life characters. Through her probing writer’s lens, the poetry of Dante and the magnificent artistry of Raphael and Botticelli come vibrantly alive. Along this illuminating journey, McCarthy offers fascinating bits of trivia: There are no ruins in Florence because the Florentines aren’t sentimental about their past; America took its name from a Florentine traveler named Amerigo Vespucci. From Michelangelo to the Medicis to the story behind a statue’s missing head, The Stones of Florence is Mary McCarthy’s hymn to this unique city. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author’s estate.
The Stones of Florence, by Mary McCarthy
Title | The Stones of Florence, by Mary McCarthy PDF eBook |
Author | Mary McCarthy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 1959 |
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The Stones of Florence and Venice Observed
Title | The Stones of Florence and Venice Observed PDF eBook |
Author | Mary McCarthy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780140034516 |
Venice Observed
Title | Venice Observed PDF eBook |
Author | Mary McCarthy |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9780156935210 |
A penetrating work of reportage on Venice. "Searching observations and astonishing comprehension of the Venetian taste and character" (New York Herald Tribune).
Stones of Florence
Title | Stones of Florence PDF eBook |
Author | Mary McCarthy |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1967 |
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Florence
Title | Florence PDF eBook |
Author | Monica Fintoni |
Publisher | |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2006-07-17 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9788885957480 |
This is a colourful and entertaining survival kit for teenagers visiting (or living in) Florence. It was thought up, written and designed in collaboration with Amici Musei Fiorentini.
Dark Water
Title | Dark Water PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Clark |
Publisher | Anchor |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2008-10-07 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0385528345 |
Birthplace of Michelangelo and home to untold masterpieces, Florence is a city for art lovers. But on November 4, 1966, the rising waters of the Arno threatened to erase over seven centuries of history and human achievement. Now Robert Clark explores the Italian city’s greatest flood and its aftermath through the voices of its witnesses. Two American artists wade through the devastated beauty; a photographer stows away on an army helicopter to witness the tragedy first-hand; a British “mud angel” spends a month scraping mold from the world’s masterpieces; and, through it all, an author asks why art matters so very much to us, even in the face of overwhelming disaster.