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The Resource Hidden Tuscany : discovering art, culture, and memories in a well-known region's unknown places, John Keahey

Hidden Tuscany : discovering art, culture, and memories in a well-known region's unknown places, John Keahey

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Summary
Hidden Tuscany vividly displays the coastal areas of Tuscany, a territory often overlooked by visitors to Italy eager to see Chianti, Florence or Siena. Veteran journalist and Italophile John Keahey points out the keen distinctions that the western cities maintain: in food, lifestyle, and the way its artists are paving new directions in art that differ mightily from the Renaissance-rich interior. Keahey interviews sculptors and their artigiani, craftsmen and women who toil in the marble studios, eating their lunch in workers' clubs and cafes. From beach locales such as Viareggio, to Livorno (which has Venetian-style canals), modern Orbetello and the seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, Keahey reveals beaches rich in European visitors and magnificent medieval villages that rarely see outsiders. The larger, better-known Tuscan coastal city Pisa can even surprise a curious visitor with places of solitude. Keahey's previous books on Italy have always received widespread and complimentary review coverage--garnering praise for the depth of his research and his comprehensive analysis. Travelers instantly flock to books about Tuscany, and this one promotes towns and villages that are often missed by tourists, letting readers in on these 'secret' destinations. For armchair travelers or vacation seekers, Hidden Tuscany puts a very human face on the region in Keahey's discussion of food, history and language. And the result is mesmerizing
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xix, 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • A Starter
  • Art and the City
  • Working in Stone
  • Versilia
  • The Great Loop
  • Sant'Anna di Stazzema
  • The War
  • Far from the Madding Crowd
  • L'Arcipelago Toscano
  • The Deep South
  • Colli di Maremma
  • Afterword
Isbn
9781250024312
Instance
Label
Hidden Tuscany : discovering art, culture, and memories in a well-known region's unknown places
Title
Hidden Tuscany
Title remainder
discovering art, culture, and memories in a well-known region's unknown places
Statement of responsibility
John Keahey
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Hidden Tuscany vividly displays the coastal areas of Tuscany, a territory often overlooked by visitors to Italy eager to see Chianti, Florence or Siena. Veteran journalist and Italophile John Keahey points out the keen distinctions that the western cities maintain: in food, lifestyle, and the way its artists are paving new directions in art that differ mightily from the Renaissance-rich interior. Keahey interviews sculptors and their artigiani, craftsmen and women who toil in the marble studios, eating their lunch in workers' clubs and cafes. From beach locales such as Viareggio, to Livorno (which has Venetian-style canals), modern Orbetello and the seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, Keahey reveals beaches rich in European visitors and magnificent medieval villages that rarely see outsiders. The larger, better-known Tuscan coastal city Pisa can even surprise a curious visitor with places of solitude. Keahey's previous books on Italy have always received widespread and complimentary review coverage--garnering praise for the depth of his research and his comprehensive analysis. Travelers instantly flock to books about Tuscany, and this one promotes towns and villages that are often missed by tourists, letting readers in on these 'secret' destinations. For armchair travelers or vacation seekers, Hidden Tuscany puts a very human face on the region in Keahey's discussion of food, history and language. And the result is mesmerizing
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Keahey, John
Dewey number
945/.5
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
DG734.23
LC item number
.K425 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Keahey, John
  • Coasts
  • Arts, Italian
  • Cooking
  • Tuscany (Italy)
  • Tuscany (Italy)
  • Tuscany (Italy)
Label
Hidden Tuscany : discovering art, culture, and memories in a well-known region's unknown places, John Keahey
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A Starter -- Art and the City -- Working in Stone -- Versilia -- The Great Loop -- Sant'Anna di Stazzema -- The War -- Far from the Madding Crowd -- L'Arcipelago Toscano -- The Deep South -- Colli di Maremma -- Afterword
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xix, 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781250024312
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2014008826
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • ocn857982423
  • (OCoLC)857982423
Label
Hidden Tuscany : discovering art, culture, and memories in a well-known region's unknown places, John Keahey
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A Starter -- Art and the City -- Working in Stone -- Versilia -- The Great Loop -- Sant'Anna di Stazzema -- The War -- Far from the Madding Crowd -- L'Arcipelago Toscano -- The Deep South -- Colli di Maremma -- Afterword
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xix, 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781250024312
Isbn Type
(hardcover)
Lccn
2014008826
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • ocn857982423
  • (OCoLC)857982423

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