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Florence, Light and Dark

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Doug Cushman

Florence is so deeply rooted in the history of art and politics that it leaves little room for much else. Even the food is steeped in politics. A tax levied on salt in 1540 by Pope Paolo III caused the… Continue Reading →

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