Research Catalog

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Description

1. xix, 296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 22 cm

Summary

1. "Hidden Tuscany vividly displays the coastal areas of Tuscany, a territory often overlooked by visitors to Italy eager to see Chianti, Florence or Siena. Veteran journalist and Italophile John Keahey points out the keen distinctions that the western cities maintain: in food, lifestyle, and the way its artists are paving new directions in art that differ mightily from the Renaissance-rich interior. Keahey interviews sculptors and their artigiani, craftsmen and women who toil in the marble studios, eating their lunch in workers' clubs and cafes. From beach locales such as Viareggio, to Livorno (which has Venetian-style canals), modern Orbetello and the seven islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, Keahey reveals beaches rich in European visitors and magnificent medieval villages that rarely see outsiders. The larger, better-known Tuscan coastal city Pisa can even surprise a curious visitor with places of solitude. Keahey's previous books on Italy have always received widespread and complimentary review coverage--garnering praise for the depth of his research and his comprehensive analysis. Travelers instantly flock to books about Tuscany, and this one promotes towns and villages that are often missed by tourists, letting readers in on these 'secret' destinations. For armchair travelers or vacation seekers, Hidden Tuscany puts a very human face on the region in Keahey's discussion of food, history and language. And the result is mesmerizing"--

Subject

1. Keahey, John > Travel > Italy > Tuscany
2. Keahey, John
3. Coasts > Italy > Tuscany
4. Arts, Italian > Italy > Tuscany
5. Cooking > Italy > Tuscany
6. Arts, Italian
7. Coasts
8. Cooking
9. Manners and customs
10. Travel
11. Kultur
12. Kunst
13. Landeskunde
14. Tuscany (Italy) > Description and travel
15. Tuscany (Italy) > History, Local
16. Tuscany (Italy) > Social life and customs
17. Italy > Tuscany
18. Toskana

Genre/Form

1. Local history.

Contents

1. Chronology -- Maps of Tuscany and environs -- A Starter -- Art and the City -- Working in Stone -- Versilia -- The Great Loop -- Sant'Anna di Stazzema -- The War -- Far from the Madding Crowd -- L'Arcipelago Toscano -- The Deep South -- Colli di Maremma -- Afterword.

Call number

1. JFD 16-248

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281) and index.

Author

1. Keahey, John.

Title

1. Hidden Tuscany : discovering art, culture, and memories in a well-known region's unknown places / John Keahey.

Publisher

1. New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2014.

Edition

1. First edition.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281) and index.

Connect to:

1. Cover image

LCCN

1. 2014008826

ISBN

1. 9781250024312 (hardcover)
2. 1250024315 (hardcover)

Research call number

1. JFD 16-248