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SMITHSONIAN JOURNEYS
Italian Masterpieces
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 5 items are available
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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXITL539) |
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Eyewitness Guide Italy
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
FLEXI-BOUND
• 720 PAGES
Another gem in the Eyewitness series, this superb guide is handsome, convenient and up-to-date; it's the guide to carry. Featuring color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions.
(ITL32, $30.00) |
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Italian Days
• Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 479 PAGES
• FAVORITE
A literary celebration, portrait and guide to Italy and the Italians. Barbara Grizzuti Harrison writes with warmth and depth of her journey from Milan south to Calabria in this sprightly account. It's one of our favorite books about place.
(ITL02, $15.00) |
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La Bella Figura, A Field Guide to the Italian Mind
• Beppe Severgnini
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2007 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
Hugely popular in Italy, this witty guide to the Italian character addresses the apparently never-ending Italian passion for beauty, disorder and high emotion. An Italian journalist, Severgnini opens with a snapshot of the hubbub at Malpensa Airport, taking the unwary reader firmly by the hand on a journey to Milan,Tuscany, Rome, Naples and Sardinia. He hilariously points out Italian rituals and quirks from the highway to hotels, bedrooms, restaurants, the office and beach.
(ITL718, $14.00) |
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The Art of the Renaissance
• Peter Murray
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1992 •
PAPER
• 286 PAGES
A brief, illustrated survey of the world of the Renaissance and its art, complete with illustrations. This fine book puts the flowering of art and culture that began in Florence in 1420 in its historical context. With 251 well-integrated illustrations, 51 in color. Organized geographically and thematically, it includes chapters on Florence and its artists, the Netherlands, early illustrated books and many individual artists.
(ITL14, $18.95) |
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Italy Map
• Borch Maps
2011 •
MAP
A convenient laminated map of Italy at a scale of 1:800,000 with excellent topographic detail, an index, and large individual maps of Sicily and Sardinia. Two Sides. 27x39 inches.
(ITL19, $11.95) |
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Also Recommended
Fodor's Florence's 25 Best
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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This shirt-pocket guide includes an excellent map and essential information on the city's highlights, including sightseeing, restaurants and shopping.
(ITL140, $11.99)
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Fodor's Rome's 25 Best
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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This shirt-pocket guide includes a map of the city and essential information on its highlights.
(ITL112, $11.99)
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Made in Italy, A Shopper's Guide
• Laura Morelli
• GUIDEBOOK
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The second edition of Morelli's expert survey of handcrafted Italian shops and products from Murano glass to ceramics, jewelry and leather.
(ITL473, $24.95)
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One-Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy
• Paolo Lazzarin
• GUIDEBOOK
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Each charming town gets an appreciative essay and evocative color photographs in this handsome tribute and excellent guide.
(ITL546, $45.00)
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Biba's Italy
• Biba Caggiano
• FOOD
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Caggiano focuses on regional, seasonal food in this omnibus cookbook (featuring 100 recipes), menu planner and travel guide to Rome, Florence, Bologna, Milan and Venice. Nicely produced, this handsome sepia-toned book includes recommended restaurants, cafes and markets in each city.
(ITL777, $29.95)
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The Tuscan Year, Tuscan Life and Food in an Italian Valley
• Elizabeth Romer
• FOOD
• FAVORITE
• COMING IN
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An intimate portrait of life on a Tuscan farm as seen primarily through the robust food and a Longitude favorite. Romer captures the goings-on in the countryside, and especially in the Cerotti kitchen, where traditional Tuscan rural food is prepared with loving care. Every chapter includes concisely described recipes.
(ITL131, $14.00)
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Inside the Vatican
• Bart McDowell
• Jim Stanfield
• RELIGION
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This selection of stunning behind-the-scenes color photo-graphs of the Vatican includes text describing the city-state's history and some background on the modern popes.
(ITL55, $19.95)
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Italy, A Short History
• Harry Hearder
• HISTORY
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Elegantly written, generous and informative, this compact book takes in the sweep of Italian history from the Roman Republic through the Renaissance, World War II and up to the present.
(ITL56, $29.00)
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The City of Florence, Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings
• R.W.B. Lewis
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• FAVORITE
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A vivid tour of the city and its riches by the fine biographer of Edith Wharton and Henry James. Lewis has written what he calls "a partial biography of Florence," beautifully interweaving the personal and the historical.
(ITL47, $21.99)
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The Renaissance, A Short History
• Paul Johnson
• HISTORY
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The history, background, literature, sculpture, paintings and architecture of the Renaissance in just over 200 lively, thought-provoking pages.
(ITL774, $15.00)
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Tuscan Country, A Photographer's Journey
• Wes Walker
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Walker captures the allure of the hill towns, including Siena, Lucca, Pisa and smaller cities and villages in 100 luminous color photographs.
(ITL848, $29.95)
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Brunelleschi's Dome, How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
• Ross King
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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The story of the design and construction of the dome in the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, a tale rife with politics, cut-throat competition and mighty inspiration.
(ITL410, $15.00)
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Italian Architecture from Michelangelo to Borromini
• Andrew Hopkins
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A wide-ranging, illustrated survey of Italian Renaissance architecture in the excellent "World of Art" series. A great introduction, especially helpful to travelers interested in the history and design of cathedrals, villas, castles, and other large-scale structures to be discovered in Italy.
(ITL478, $14.95)
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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
• Ross King
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Presented with flair and backed by a wealth of research, King's captivating chronicle of Michelangelo's painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel tells the story of its conception and creation.
(ITL464, $18.00)
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Renaissance Florence, The Invention of a New Art
• A. Richard Turner
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A cultural and social history of the city focusing on the great art and famous monuments, featuring vivid color pictures and illustrations.
(ITL50, $40.80)
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The Colosseum
• Keith Hopkins
• Mary Beard
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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This engaging overview of the history of the Colosseum deconstructs Hollywood-perpetrated misconceptions of gladiator-eating lions, Nero fiddling and other myths.
(ITL654, $14.95)
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On The Road with Francis of Assisi
• Linda Bird Francke
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Assisi wandered for 20 years, affording Newsweek editor Francke and her patient husband plenty to see and do in the piazzas, sanctuaries and chapels of Assisi, Siena, Bologna, Venice, Gubbio, Rome and other choice spots.
(ITL647, $15.95)
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Songbirds, Truffles and Wolves, An American Naturalist in Italy
• Gary Paul Nabhan
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The author, a poet and naturalist, heads along the Franciscan Way from Florence to Assisi. This most unusual travelogue combines natural history, spirituality and a lively appreciation of local food and food traditions. A print-on-demand paperback.
(ITL99, $16.00)
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Ratking
• Michael Dibdin
• MYSTERY
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Venetian crime investigator Aurelio Zen goes after the kidnappers of a Perugian industrialist in this enjoyable thriller, winner of the Gold Dagger Award (and first book in the series).
(ITL622, $13.95)
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