Secret Florence
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Scott, Jeremy (Translator), translator.
Published
Versailles : Jonglez, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
Fourth edition.
Physical Desc
286 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 19 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
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Published
Versailles : Jonglez, 2017.
Edition
Fourth edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Registration of copyright 2019
Bibliography
Includes index.
Description
"Escape from the crowds of tourists to visit little-known artistic masterpieces, stroll through superb private gardens that even the Florentines are unaware of, marvel at an exceptional astronomical phenomenon, learn about Florence as the centre of Renaissance hermetism and the esoteric symbolism in the Boboli Gardens, get your children to count the number of bees carved on the monument to the glory of Ferdinand I, look out for medieval wine counters in the streets, discover how Fiorentina football club's distinctive purple colours are linked ot the urine of a Florentine crusader in Palestine, admire one of the city's most beautiful sculptures within a secret Templar church... Far from the crowds and usual clichés, Florence has many little-known treasures that are revealed only to local residents or visitors who know how to leave the beaten track far behind." --,Back cover.
Language
Translated from the Italian.
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