Every time I travel, I visit libraries and archives, not museums that often, though there are those visits as well. The written word, the ink on the page, the lives documented on parchment, vellum, in illuminated manuscripts, even government records – these fuel and inspire me. On my most recent trip to Italy, I wentContinueContinue reading “Archives and Libraries: Accessing Italy’s Cultural Heritage”
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Nätsänken (net sinkers)
Today’s post is not about a place or a person, but about an object of material culture from Finland. Some years ago I met, and became friends with, a Finnish textile historian. She invited my daughter and I to visit her in Helsinki and so we did in 2013. One of the trips we tookContinueContinue reading “Nätsänken (net sinkers)”
Discovering Calabria: Part Two
One thing I did not fully realize about the Calabria was the wide variation in the landscape. Yes, on a map you can see that it is situated between two seas with a mountain range running up the center of the region. And yes, if you google certain locations, you get some idea of howContinueContinue reading “Discovering Calabria: Part Two”
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