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A Florentine Villa Whose Story Is One of Family
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/t-magazine/florence-italian-villa-design.html
The villa, called Bellavista, is perched on a hill overlooking Florence’s city center.Credit.Maurizio Strippoli
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For three generations, the Caponis’ 15th-century home has been a repository of history, style and togetherness.
The villa, called Bellavista, is perched on a hill overlooking Florence’s city center.Credit.Maurizio Strippoli
March 3, 2021
IN 1974, LORETTA CAPONI found a house in the leafy San Niccolò neighborhood of Florence, Italy. She and her husband, the painter Dino Caponi, had spent 20 years living near the city center, but Loretta, the owner of a namesake local fine-linen-and-embroidery business, loved roses, and this house nestled in the lush hillside south of the Arno River had a garden.
World-famous book binder’s contribution to Kilkenny remembered
Story of the late Anthony Cains’ contribution and role in helping to save ancient Liber Primus
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The death occurred recently of Anthony Cains, founder member of the Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and a world-renowned book binder and conservator.
While most recently associated with Trinity College Dublin, that posting followed a worldwide career during which he once led a staff of 90 while serving as technical director of Conservation at the National Central Library of Florence, Italy.
It is opportune to recall his outstanding contribution to Kilkenny City’s heritage during the mid-seventies. The city was then being robustly promoted as the Medieval capital of Ireland and that image and marketing positioning was beginning to pay dividends.