Archives and Libraries: Accessing Italy’s Cultural Heritage

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”

Who Are They?

The comune of Vigevano is located in the province of Pavia in the Lombard region of Italy. I was surprised at how flat the landscape was – an agricultural area of rice fields and farmland with the backdrop of snow-capped mountains to the north near Milano. If you know me at all by now, youContinueContinue reading “Who Are They?”