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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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From Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest, the area covered by the Italian republic (established 1946) is some 301,338 kilometres. This includes enclaves such as the Vatican City, and Campione d’Italia in Switzerland. In 2012, the population of this European country was 60 million, with Rome registering 2,641,930. Renowned for its architecture, literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Although Catholicism is no longer the state religion, a high proportion of Italians identify with the Church. This colourful map from Henry Coxe’s <em>A Picture of Italy</em> (1815) depicts the familiar ‘boot and ball’ of Italy in 1815, the year Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated. The map does not reflect the changes ‘restored’ by the Congress of Vienna (June 1815); Genoa is still separated and not annexed to Sardinia; and Venice is still outside the so-called ‘new kingdom’ of the Austrian Empire.
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Henry Coxe
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London: Sherwood, Neeley & Jones
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1815
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de Beer Eb 1815 C
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A Picture of Italy: being a Guide to the Antiquities and Curiosities ... to which are prefixed, Directions to Travellers
Italy
Maps
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi. The richness of Italy’s past is captured in this work by the award-winning Swiss photographer Martin Hürlimann.
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Martin Hürlimann
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London: Thames and Hudson
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1953
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Brasch DG420 HY67
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Italy: 225 Pictures in Photogravure
Italy
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
Description
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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William Thomas (d. 1544) spent some five years in Italy, a country, according to him, that led Europe in the arts of civility. He praised cities such as Padua, Ferrara, and Pisa, and encouraged others to visit and study there. Not only did Thomas compile the first Italian grammar in English (1550), but he produced his<em> Historie of Italie</em> (1549), which was suppressed and publically burnt after his execution for treason in May 1544. In his account of the then chief Italian states, he praises various ‘Commodities’. Some of the tempters include: fine bread, good wines (both strong and small), flesh (of all sorts wild and tame), fowl (water and land), fish, and delicate fruits, which are seemingly so good that they could turn one into a vegetarian.
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William Thomas
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London: Thomas Berthelet
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1549
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de Beer Eb 1549 T
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The Historie of Italie
Italy
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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The borders between countries may change, but the city and its topography remain fixed – a stable point of reference. The Paduan-based copper engraver, etcher and publisher Francesco Bertelli was one of many who produced map books for local and international visitors. This publication contains 78 town-plans of Italian cities, wonderful ‘bird’s-eye’ views of places you might – or might not – visit. This 17th century work retains its usefulness today; the images within the book have provided the internal structure for this exhibition. Pisa is instantly recognisable with its leaning tower.
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Pietro Bertelli
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[Padua]: Francesco Bertelli
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1629
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de Beer Itb 1629 B
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Theatro delle Citta d’Italia
Italy
Pisa
Tuscany
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
Description
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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In 1778 Thomas Martyn (1735–1825) travelled to Italy, spending two years there. His diary formed the basis of his successful guide<em> A Tour through Italy</em> (1791). Martyn’s interest was in botany, but he did take time out to offer useful details on currency differences between regions, habitable inns, mileage, and include a colourful map of the then road system. The map excludes all Italy south of Naples, perhaps reflecting the traditional limits of what constituted ‘Italy’; the area outside that consisted of banditti (i.e. outlaws, robbers) and continuous unrest.
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Thomas Martyn
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London: Printed for C. and G. Kearsley
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1791
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de Beer Eb 1791 M
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A Tour through Italy
Italy
Maps
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
Description
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Divided into ten provinces, Tuscany is regarded as the birth-place of the Italian Renaissance, with cities such as Arezzo, Siena, Lucca, Pisa, and Florence dominating the literary-artistic landscape. The region spans some 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi) and has some 3.7 million inhabitants (Wikipedia, 2012), with Florence (Firenze) the regional capital. In the 1850s, Frederick Harrington Brett, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, enjoyed a restorative ‘bathing’ holiday in Tuscany. The springs and baths at Lucca and Pisa were called Gems, as was an ‘English lady’, who patronized the waters of Tettuccio at Montecatini. Brett called her ‘the Florentine Iris’.
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Frederick Harrington Brett
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London: Ackermann & Co.
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1852
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Special Collections DG692 BU38
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The Gems of Tuscany: Being a Fragment for the Invalid and the Tourist in Italy
Florence
Italy
Lucca
Pisa
Tuscany
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
Description
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Engraving of Florence/Fiorenza, c. 1629.
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Pietro Bertelli
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[Padua]: Francesco Bertelli
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1629
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de Beer Itb 1629 B
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Theatro delle Citta d'Italia
Florence
Italy
Tuscany
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
Description
An account of the resource
‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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The Arno River weaves through Florence, the cultural capital of Tuscany. An engraving from Stevens’ <em>Miscellaneous Remarks</em> [1756] depicts the Ponte Santa Trìnita (Holy Trinity Bridge), the oldest elliptic arch bridge in the world. Peeking over the houses to the right is the Basilica of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito. The city boasts old and new cultures: the 16th century Uffizi and the Pitti Palace (picture the influential Medici Family), and Via de’ Tornabuoni, the city’s top fashion and shopping street, which contains well-known firms such as Cartier, Ferragamo, and Gucci.
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Sacheverell Stevens
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London: Printed for S. Hooper… and J. Swan
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[1756]
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de Beer Eb 1756 S
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Miscellaneous Remarks made on the Spot, in a Late Seven Years Tour through France, Italy, Germany and Holland
Florence
Italy
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Some 30 kilometres south-east of Florence is the abbey of Vallambrosa. From there, in 1096, Pope Urban II addressed the congregation and implored them to support a crusade to the Holy Land. Today, the abbey is a mecca for visitors, especially in the summer. Picnicking is a favourite activity, and those who forget the essentials can purchase local produce, including a brew made by the monks called ‘Elixir Stomachico’. Herr Friedländer travelled to this idyllic spot between 1815 and 1816; other visitors have included William Wordsworth, Mary Shelley and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
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[Ludwig] Hermann Friedländer
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London: Printed for Sir Richard Phillips and Co.
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1821
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de Beer Eb 1821 F
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Views in Italy, During a Journey in the Years 1815 and 1816
Florence
Italy
Tuscany
Vallambrosa
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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The Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa) is the free-standing bell tower of the Cathedral in Pisa, Tuscany, which began to tilt during construction about 1178. And ever since Galileo Galilei, in an apocryphal tale, dropped two cannonballs off the tower to demonstrate their speed of descent, visitors have no doubt attempted similar experiments. Of course they first have to climb the 296 steps (55.86 metres (183.27 feet) from the ground on the low side). This iconic Italian building remains a popular tourist attraction today.
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Maximilien Misson
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A La Haye: Henry van Bulderen
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1702
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de Beer Lb 1702 M
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Nouveau Voyage d’Italie. Vol. II
Italy
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Pisa
Tuscany
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Lord Byron (1788-1824), famous English poet and notorious debauchee, lived in Italy for seven years. He was in residence at his villa in Pisa when he learned of the death by drowning of his dear friend Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley and his wife, Mary (author of <em>Frankenstein: or the</em> <em>Modern Prometheus</em>) had been travelling in Italy since 1818 and eventually settled in Pisa. On the 8th July, 1822 Shelley was sailing his boat Don Juan back from a trip to Livorno, in Tuscany, when it was beset by a storm in the Bay of Spezia and Shelley and his two companions perished. Byron talks of the event in his letter to Irish poet, Thomas Moore (1779-1852).
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Edited by Peter Quennell
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London: John Murray
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1950
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Brasch PR4381 A31 1950
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Byron: A Self-Portrait. Letters and Diaries, 1798-1824. Vol. II
Italy
Liguria
Lord Byron
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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The Italian explorer and navigator, Cristophoro [Cristoforo] Colombo (Christopher Columbus), was born in Genoa in 1451. According to his own writing, Columbus first went to sea at the age of ten. He was an ambitious man and self-educated, reading widely from the treatises of Ptolemy, Pliny, and Marco Polo on astronomy, history and travel. Columbus made his first of four voyages to what he thought was Asia in 1492. As we know he ‘discovered’ America, beginning the somewhat devastating period of European colonisation and exploitation of the Americas. Columbus Day is celebrated every year in the United States on the second Monday of October.
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Aliprando Capriolo
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[Rome: Domenico Gigliotti]
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[1596]
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de Beer Itb 1596 C
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Ritratti di Cento Capitani Illustri
Christopher Columbus
Genoa
Italy
Liguria
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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The capital of Liguria is Genova or Genoa; the largest sea-port in Italy and its sixth largest city. From the beginning of the second millennium Genoa had a strong maritime presence in the Mediterranean and the city prospered as a major trading port in Europe. Thomas Martyn (1735-1825), in his <em>Gentleman’s Guide</em>, writes of his visit to Genoa in the late 18th century. He describes the population as ‘laborious, industrious and brave’ but laments that ‘scarcely any of them are able to speak pure Italian’; Ligurian, a Gallo-Romance language is still widely spoken in Genoa today. In 1884, 50,000 Italian emigrants passed through Genoa on their way to South America; just a fraction of the 7.5 million Italians that emigrated to the Americas from 1876 to 1914.
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Thomas Martyn
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London: Printed for, and sold by, G. Kearsley
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1787
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de Beer Eb 1787 M
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The Gentleman’s Guide in his Tour through Italy
Genoa
Italy
Liguria
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Engraving of Genova/Genoa, c. 1629.
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Pietro Bertelli
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[Padua]: Francesco Bertelli
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1629
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de Beer Itb 1629 B
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Theatro delle Citta d'Italia
Genoa
Italy
Liguria
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
Description
An account of the resource
‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Liguria is a region in the north-west of Italy which shares a border with France to the west, and the Italian regions of Piedmont, Emilia Romagna, and Tuscany to the north and east. The Maritime Alps form the top half of the region while the jagged coastline looks out onto the Ligurian Sea (part of the Mediterranean). The region’s coastline is known as the Italian Riviera and is famous for its mild climate, pastel-coloured houses, quaint fishing villages and amazing landscapes. Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD) wrote that the town of Portofino was established by the Romans and from the end of the 19th century the little fishing village has been a popular tourist destination, especially for the ‘rich and famous’ of Northern Europe.
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[The Touring Club Italiano]
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Milano: Touring Club Italiano
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1952
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Special Collections DG975 L68 LQ19 1952
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Liguria. 4th edition
Italian Riviera
Italy
Liguria
Portofino
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
Description
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Novelist Samuel Butler (1835-1902) always spent his holidays in Italy, a country he loved passionately. His <em>Alps and Sanctuaries</em> (1881) was written after summer trips to Piedmont and Ticino, before rail traffic increased so much as to ruin tranquil spots, and before the opening of the St Gothard tunnel in 1882. Butler did, however, partake in an hour and half train trip from Turin to Lanzo, in the north-west of Piedmont. While staying at the Hotel de la Poste, he relates an amusing conversation with an elderly Italian gentleman. An able artist, Butler also provided most of the sketches for this work.
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Samuel Butler
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London: Jonathan Cape
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1923
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Storage YI ButYa S
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Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino
Italy
Piedmont
Samuel Butler
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
Description
An account of the resource
‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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One attraction in the Piedmont area is the famed Shroud of Turin, believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ.
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http://www.mywordswritten.org/ShroudofTurin.html
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2014
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The Shroud of Turin
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Italy
Piedmont
Shroud of Turin
Turin
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Piedmont, in the northwest, is Italy’s second largest region. It boasts high peaks and glaciers, mountain passes such as Montgenèvre and Great St. Bernard, and Italy’s largest river, the Po. It has eight provinces, with Turin (Torino) as the capital. Piedmont is known for wines (Asti and Barolo), chocolates (Ferrero in Alba), cars (Fiat), spas (Acqui Terme), the Slow Food movement, and its historical past: medieval castles like Ivrea, and architectural masterpieces like the Basilica di Superga. The famed Shroud of Turin was transferred to Turin from France in 1578, and first photographed in 1898. The chapel that houses the Shroud in the Cathedral of Saint John is not visible in this 1629 engraving of ‘Turino’, because it was added to the cathedral between 1668 and 1694.
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Pietro Bertelli
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[Padua]: Francesco Bertelli
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1629
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de Beer Itb 1629 B
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Theatro delle Citta d'Italia
Italy
Shroud of Turin
Turin
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Following Italian national unification in 1861, Turin was briefly the new kingdom’s capital. This topographic map of 1753 shows the solid belt of 16 fortified ramparts and a host of moats within a pentagonal shaped star citadel (no.63) that made the city one of the best defended in Europe. There were four gates (Portas), which were normally closed at sunset and opened at sunrise. Some of the major places of the town are listed: The Cathedral of St John is there (no.1); the Piazza Castello (no.7); and the 17th century Piazza San Carlo (Carlo Felice) with the now famous equestrian statue of Duke Filiberto in the saddle (1838) near two 16th century churches - Santa Cristina (no.40), and San Carlo (no.41). According to legend, Egyptian Prince Fetonte wanted to found a city; he did very well.
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G. G. Craveri
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[Turin]: Si vendono in Torino da Gian Domenico Rameletti librajo vicino alla posta
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1753
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de Beer Itb 1753 C
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Guida de’ Forestiei per la Real Città di Torino
Italy
Piedmont
Turin
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Brother Bonvesin de la Riva (d. circa 1313) describes 13th century Milano or Milan in his <em>The Marvels of Milan</em>. He wrote that among other things Milan had ‘six monasteries, eight nunneries, ninety-four chapels...120 lawyers…twenty-eight doctors…eighty farriers…[and] 440 butchers’ (Dickie, 2007). The Jesuit church San Fedele, built in the 16th century, still stands in the centre of the city today. Milano-born poet and novelist, Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873), worshipped there regularly. Sadly on the 6th of January 1873, he fell while exiting the church, hit his head and died five months later. Manzoni’s death certificate is held in the atrium of the church and a statue of him now stands in the square outside.
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Alexandre de Rogissart
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[Leiden]: Pierre Vander Aa
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1706
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de Beer Lb 1706 R
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Les Delices de l’Italie. Vol. III
Alessandro Manzoni
Italy
Lombardy
Milan
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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The region of Lombardia or Lombardy is home to one-sixth of Italy’s population: 10 million people; and 1.3 million of them live in the capital city of Milan. The region is described as an ‘economic and industrial powerhouse’ and is home to Italy’s main stock exchange, <em>Borsa Italiana</em>. Leading fashion labels <em>Valentino</em>,<em> Prada</em> and<em> Armani</em> (among others) have their headquarters in Milan and the city hosts Milan Fashion Week twice a year. Six million tourists visit every year and there is no doubt that a large number of them would make their way to the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie to gaze upon Leonardo da Vinci’s now crumbling masterpiece, <em>The Last Supper</em>.
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Pietro Bertelli
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[Padua]: Francesco Bertelli
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1629
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de Beer Itb 1629 B
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Theatro delle Citta d'Italia
Italy
Lombardy
Milan
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Engraving of Mantova/Mantua, c. 1625.
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[Giacomo Marchucci]
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[Roma: Giacomo Marchucci]
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[c.1625]
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de Beer Itc 1625 G
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Giardin del Mondo dove si vede scolpite le cita principale d’Italia…
Italy
Mantua
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
Description
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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Edward Wright, in his <em>Observations</em> states that the poet, Virgil (70-19 BC), famous for his Roman epic the <em>Aeneid</em>, was born in a village not far from Mantua, which is 130 kilometres south-east of Milan. Mantua or Mantova is surrounded by three man-made lakes, built in the 13th century as a watery defence for the town. From the 14th to the 18th century the Gonzaga family ruled the city and built an enormous residence there, Palazzo Ducale, second only in size to the Vatican. The Gonzagas were influential in developing and disseminating the new cultures and traditions of the Renaissance, but by 1707 the family had been deposed. Over the next century or so the rule of Mantua changed hands several times between Austria and France until it was incorporated into a united Italy in 1860.
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Edward Wright
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London: Printed for Tho. Ward and E. Wicksteed
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1730
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de Beer Eb 1730 W
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Some Observations made in Travelling through France, Italy, &c. In the years 1720, 1721, and 1722. [Vol. I]
Italy
Lombardy
Mantua
Virgil
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
Description
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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The most north-eastern region of Italy is that of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and its capital, Trieste, is the smallest of the four major cities in the region. To the north lie the Julian Alps and Austria; to the east the region borders Slovenia; and to the south the coast opens up onto the Adriatic Sea, which stretches to the heel of Italy’s boot. Trieste became part of the Hapsburg Empire in the late 1300s and for centuries its busy port provided an important link in the trade route between Eastern and Western Europe and the Middle East. In the 17th century Trieste was one of the crucial ports involved with the introduction of coffee into Central Europe. With its combination of mountain resorts and seaside towns the region is popular with tourists.
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[The Touring Club Italiano]
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Milano: Touring Club Italiano
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1963
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Special Collections DG975 F855 FW86 1963
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Friuli Venezia Giulia. 4th edition
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Italy
Trieste
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Viva l'Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy. Online exhibition
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‘A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.’ - Dr Samuel Johnson
Italy – what dreams and romantic longings the name conjures up. Florence, Venice, Rome – landmarks of European history and civilization. The country of Caesar, Cicero, Horace, and Virgil: the land which gave birth to Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso. The list would be endless if it also encompassed ‘modern’ day celebrities such as Giuseppe Verdi, Enrico Fermi, Sofia Loren, Giorgio Armani, Dino Zoff (considered the best goalkeeper in the history of football), and the controversial Silvio Berlusconi.
Renowned for its architecture, its complex historical past, its literature, fashion, and cuisine, Italy is now sub-divided into 20 regions, where most speak Italian (a Florentine variety of Tuscan). Viva l’Italia: A Regional Romp through Italy is an exhibition that is constructed around images of Italian cities from a 17th century copy of Pietro Bertelli’s Theatro delle Citta d’Italia (1629). By utilising these images, the viewer ‘romps’ through the various regions of the country from Piedmont in the north, to Puglia in the southeast, Sardinia in the west, and Sicily in the southwest. The Republic (formed in 1946) encompasses some 301,338 kilometres. By necessity coverage is selective, an overview that covers most regions, not all cities, and not all facets of this richly diverse country.
Most of the Italian books in this exhibition are from the collections of Esmond de Beer and Charles Brasch, which are housed in Special Collections. Both men thoroughly enjoyed what Italy offered to the world; we are grateful for their passion. Forza Italia!
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The region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia is sparsely populated with only 1.2 million inhabitants, approximately 100,000 of whom now live in the city of Udine. Legend has it that Attila the Hun (d. 453) encouraged his soldiers to build a hill in the centre of Udine by transporting soil there in their helmets. The marauding Huns held the nearby town of Aquileia (40 kilometres away) under siege and Attila wanted a vantage point in this flat land from which to see the town burning. Could this be the hill that appears in the middle of this 1629 engraving? From 1420 to 1797 Udine was under the control of the Republic of Venice but in 1866 joined the Kingdom of Italy as part of the new unified nation created by the <em>Risorgimento</em>.
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Pietro Bertelli
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[Padua]: Francesco Bertelli
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1629
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de Beer Itb 1629 B
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Theatro delle Citta d'Italia
Attila the Hun
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Italy
Udine