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Name: The stones of Florence
Author: Mary McCarthy

📘 The stones of Florence by Mary McCarthy

Picture-and-text book on Italy. Includes all aspects of Florentine life, from art and architecture to religion and politics.

First publish date: 1959

Authors: Mary McCarthy

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