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Affreschi Mary Jane Cryan & Norman Roberson This charming guide to the Tuscia is one of few books available on the area. Historical and cultural snapshots of the Tuscia’slegends, curiosities, artistic treasures, and natural beauties, with tips on local food and wine.Order from www.elegantetruria.com Travels to Tuscany and Northern Lazio Mary Jane Cryan Previously unpublished travel diary of Henry Cardinal Stuart, Duke of York, 1763. Recreates the ambience and atmosphere of aristocratic travelers in the 18th century.Cryan provides a wealth ofdocumentation, from laundry lists to shop signs, to give the reader a glimpse of daily life.Bilingual edition.Order from www.elegantetruria.com Lontani Altrove Sandro Melani This collection of critical essays explores travel and displacementas a search for self and transformation in the fiction of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Bruce Chatwin. In Italian.Available from www.Fernandezonline.com Orte des Glücks Charlotte Uekert This group of lyrical essays celebrates the attempts of various artists to create an artificial paradise. Essays on Nike de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden near Capalbio, on the Monster Park of Bomarzo.In German.Available from www.amazon.de And from Le Sorgenti Literary Cafe in Bolsena. Mother Tongue, an American Life in Italy Wallis Wilde-Menozzi This beautifully written memoir by poet Wallis Wilde-Menozzi reflects the whole of an American life in Parma. Available from www.amazon.com Misteri Etruschi Miti, Segni, Simboli Etruschi Controversial scholar Giovanni Feo has dedicated decades to the study of Etruscan culture, religion, art, and myth.The fruits of his research may be found in an extraordinary series ofbooksof which the two mentioned here provide an excellent introduction to Etruscan culture. At present available only in Italian, but deserving of a wider public.Information (in English) available at www.tritona.com/giovanni.html
William Turner in Etruria This slim, but handsome volume offers previously unpublished sketches drawn by Turner during a visit to the Tuscia in 1828.The informative and evocatively-written commentary provided by painter Giovanni Buzi discusses Turner’s explorations of the Tuscia within the context of the Grand Tour. The Tuscia, mysterious hinterland stretching north from the gates of Rome,with its wild natural setting , ancient ruins, and elegant villas, had special appeal to artists and writers.Turner’s contribution to modern painting is also discussed.In Italian only.Order fromwww.enjoy.it/erre-emme
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