The Resource House of secrets : the many lives of a Florentine palazzo, Allison Levy
House of secrets : the many lives of a Florentine palazzo, Allison Levy
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The item House of secrets : the many lives of a Florentine palazzo, Allison Levy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- When Italian Renaissance professor Allison Levy takes up residency in the palazzo of her dreams the Palazzo Rucellai in Florence she finds herself consumed by the space and swept into the vortex of its history. She spends every waking moment in dusty Florentine libraries and exploring the palazzo's myriad rooms seeking to uncover its secrets. As she unearths the stories of those who have lived behind its celebrated facade, she discovers that it has been witness to weddings, suicides, orgies and even a murder. Entwining Levy's own experiences with the ghosts of the Palazzo Rucellai's past, House of Secrets paints a scintillating portrait of a family, a palace and one of the most iconic cities in the world
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxviii, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- First published: 2019
- Isbn
- 9781788313605
- Label
- House of secrets : the many lives of a Florentine palazzo
- Title
- House of secrets
- Title remainder
- the many lives of a Florentine palazzo
- Statement of responsibility
- Allison Levy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- When Italian Renaissance professor Allison Levy takes up residency in the palazzo of her dreams the Palazzo Rucellai in Florence she finds herself consumed by the space and swept into the vortex of its history. She spends every waking moment in dusty Florentine libraries and exploring the palazzo's myriad rooms seeking to uncover its secrets. As she unearths the stories of those who have lived behind its celebrated facade, she discovers that it has been witness to weddings, suicides, orgies and even a murder. Entwining Levy's own experiences with the ghosts of the Palazzo Rucellai's past, House of Secrets paints a scintillating portrait of a family, a palace and one of the most iconic cities in the world
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1968-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Levy, Allison M.
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Levy, Allison M.
- Palazzo Rucellai (Florence, Italy)
- Upper class families
- Renaissance
- Florence (Italy)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- House of secrets : the many lives of a Florentine palazzo, Allison Levy
- Note
- First published: 2019
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent.
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- p2251487879
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xxviii, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781788313605
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour)
- Label
- House of secrets : the many lives of a Florentine palazzo, Allison Levy
- Note
- First published: 2019
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent.
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- p2251487879
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xxviii, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781788313605
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour)
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