1440 La battaglia di Anghiari
1378 Il tumulto dei Ciompi
Il duca di Atene
1289 La battaglia di Colle di Val d’Elsa
1260 La battaglia di Montaperti, vittoria di Siena ghibellina
Valdelsa, territorio conteso da Firenze guelfa e Siena ghibellina
Via Por Santa Maria
Le Arti Maggiori
L’arengo
La Chiesa di Santa Reparata
Il Palio di Legnano
1176 La battaglia di Legnano
Il corridoio vasariano
La bonne cuisson des pâtes
Firenze, l’anno scorso
As I set up this site, it occurs to me that a number of posts are going to appear somewhat out of chronological sequence, but as long as they fulfil an evocative function, I’m not too concerned. I think I’ll persevere with it, and I may even catch up with myself. This visit in September 2016, so rich in discovery and rediscovery, led on to some interesting reading, notably of histories of the Medici, starting with Lauro Martines’ “April Blood”, an authentic ripping yarn brought to life by an historian equal to the task.