Botticelli Blue Skies: An American in Florence

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Botticelli Blue Skies Botticelli Blue Skies AN AMERICAN IN FLORENCE Merrill Joan Gerber The University of Wisconsin Press The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street Madison, Wisconsin 53711 www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/ 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England Copyright © 2002 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gerber, Merrill Joan. Botticelli blue skies: an American in Florence / Merrill Joan Gerber. p. cm. ISBN 0-299-18020-4 (alk. paper) 1. Gerber, Merrill Joan—Journeys—Italy—Florence. 2. Florence (Italy)— Description and travel. 3. Authors, American—20th century—Journeys— Italy—Florence. I. Title. DG734.23.G47 2002 914.5
510493—dc21 2002002833 For Jenijoy La Belle My gratitude and affection to Professor Mario Materassi and his wife, Millicent Lim, who read this book in manuscript and made many valuable suggestions about Italian matters and language. For whatever errors remain, I am solely responsible. For guidance, support, and friendship, I thank Katerine Gaja, Riccardo and Angela Martelli, Renata Ceramelli, and Emanuela De Carlo. My gratitude also to Phyllis Mael for creating the Pasadena City College study-abroad program. The events described in this book took place in the fall of 1996. Though this memoir is factual, in some cases names have been changed. vii Author’s Note ...