House of Secrets: The Many Lives of a Florentine Palazzo / Allison Levy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, Allison.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Levy, Allison M. (Allison Mary), 1968---Travel--Italy--Florence.

Levy, Allison M.

Palazzo Rucellai (Florence, Italy)--History.

Palazzo Rucellai (Florence, Italy).

Upper class families--Italy--Florence--History.

Upper class families.

Renaissance--Italy--Florence.

Renaissance.

History.

Italy--Florence.

Florence (Italy)--Social life and customs.

Florence (Italy).

Physical Description:

248 pages ; 226 x 155 mm

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2018.

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 dustry 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.

Notes:

Hardback.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781788313605

1788313607

OCLC:

1073089107