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A series of seven travel essays traces routes through Tuscan districts — the Mugello, Prato, Chianti and Impruneta, Lucca and its environs, Pistoja, the hills of Brancoli, and Barga with the Garfagnana — blending landscape sketches with close readings of churches, palaces, frescoes, and local workshops. Historical notes and art-historical description are woven with observations of rural customs, markets, and artisans, offering practical route detail alongside reflections on monuments, Medici heraldry, and the everyday life that links past and present in provincial Tuscany.
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