Letters From the Palazzo BarbaroSteerforth Press, 29 sty 2013 - 224 The novelist Henry James arrived in Venice as a tourist, and instantly fell in love with the city – particularly with the splendid Palazzo Barbaro, home of the expatriate American Curtis family. This selection of letters covers the period 1869-1907 and provides a unique record of the life and work of this great writer. Includes historical photographs and a foreword by Leon Edel, Henry James’s biographer. |
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... marble arms oftheirPalazzo Barbaro—werea constantsource of encouragement for whichIamtruly thankful. I would alsolike to thank Marina Coslovi forherhelp in preparingthe text. Rosella Mamoli Zorzi June1998 CONTENTS Title Page ...
... marble arms oftheirPalazzo Barbaro—werea constantsource of encouragement for whichIamtruly thankful. I would alsolike to thank Marina Coslovi forherhelp in preparingthe text. Rosella Mamoli Zorzi June1998 CONTENTS Title Page ...
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... marble façades are replicated inthe gloryofthe gildedstuccoes,of thepaintings, of the motherofpearl floors. The dazzle willonly relent inthe slightly damp penumbraof the courtyard, when you descend thesteep, open staircase, or in the ...
... marble façades are replicated inthe gloryofthe gildedstuccoes,of thepaintings, of the motherofpearl floors. The dazzle willonly relent inthe slightly damp penumbraof the courtyard, when you descend thesteep, open staircase, or in the ...
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... marble halls” ofthe Barbaro wasthe American writer, Henry James (1843–1916). Aftera first visitin 1887 he was often a guest of the Curtises or of Isabella Stewart Gardner. Theimpressions thatJames had ofthe Barbaro—over aperiod of ...
... marble halls” ofthe Barbaro wasthe American writer, Henry James (1843–1916). Aftera first visitin 1887 he was often a guest of the Curtises or of Isabella Stewart Gardner. Theimpressions thatJames had ofthe Barbaro—over aperiod of ...
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... marbles and frescoes and portraits of theDoges”, startsto exercise a charm that “sinks into your spirit onlyas you ... marble floors.”8 In the summer of 1892Isabella Stewart Gardner, havingthe housechock full of guests, hada canopied ...
... marbles and frescoes and portraits of theDoges”, startsto exercise a charm that “sinks into your spirit onlyas you ... marble floors.”8 In the summer of 1892Isabella Stewart Gardner, havingthe housechock full of guests, hada canopied ...
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... marble hall with thirteencurtains and a pink mosquito net”. Onlyonthese conditions will he go,onno other. The little lady always onthe move, busy buying Titians, Mantegnas and Vermeers, rococo chairs andcuori d'oro(golden leather ...
... marble hall with thirteencurtains and a pink mosquito net”. Onlyonthese conditions will he go,onno other. The little lady always onthe move, busy buying Titians, Mantegnas and Vermeers, rococo chairs andcuori d'oro(golden leather ...
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