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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... in the fifteenth century and survived the turbulent years of the wars with the Turks and thefatal Venetian conquest of Lombardy. In thequietudeof Venice's decline, it became—in the 1880s—the residence of American expatriates, children ...
... in the fifteenth century and survived the turbulent years of the wars with the Turks and thefatal Venetian conquest of Lombardy. In thequietudeof Venice's decline, it became—in the 1880s—the residence of American expatriates, children ...
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... in the Barbaro's inner courtyard. That allowed him direct access to the piano nobile. He also stayedatthe Barbaro ... in The Wings of theDovewith his own examination of the ceiling in the Barbaro library where on one occasion Isabella put.
... in the Barbaro's inner courtyard. That allowed him direct access to the piano nobile. He also stayedatthe Barbaro ... in The Wings of theDovewith his own examination of the ceiling in the Barbaro library where on one occasion Isabella put.
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... in the Barbaro in1887; andduring another visit wrote ALondon Lifeat an oriental deskprobably plundered centuries before in the east. This volume now becomes a part of our testimony. However we cannot recover the talk or the nightswhen ...
... in the Barbaro in1887; andduring another visit wrote ALondon Lifeat an oriental deskprobably plundered centuries before in the east. This volume now becomes a part of our testimony. However we cannot recover the talk or the nightswhen ...
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... 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 shadowy light which filters ...
... 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 shadowy light which filters ...
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... In the fifteenth centuryit had beenthe meetingpoint for someof themost illustrious representatives of Renaissance humanism. These scholars had been drawnto thehouseby the bright mind of Almorò Barbaro, who meditated onthe chapters of ...
... In the fifteenth centuryit had beenthe meetingpoint for someof themost illustrious representatives of Renaissance humanism. These scholars had been drawnto thehouseby the bright mind of Almorò Barbaro, who meditated onthe chapters of ...
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