Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 · New York : C. Schribner's Sons · leaf 150
uld be found another Italiantown as destitute of the more obvious graces; andnowhere surely but in Italy could so unpromisingan exterior hide such varied treasures. To the loverof Italy—the perennial wooer whom every spring [110] Characteristic Street of the point< >str li-the Baptist*… … SUB UMBRA LILIORUM recalls across the Alps—there is a certain charm inthis external dulness. After being steeped in themedievalism of Siena, Perugia or Pistoja, afterbreathing at Vicenza, Modena and Bergamo the veryair of Goldoni, Rosalba, and the commedia dell arte,it is refreshing to come on a…
Art -- Italy · Italy -- Description and travel
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