In practice, what is to be considered art is decided by a cultural elite who control the public expression of information—Popes and prelates in the Renaissance, in our time the 10,000 aficionados of the ‘painted world’ in Manhattan of whom Tom Wolfe wrote. Nevertheless, objects that ...
It’s Fall here in the Pacific Northwest, which means we’re in the heart of mushroom season. From about September to November, damp days promise an abundance of funghi – one of the many similarities between this region of the U.S. and Piedmont, the province in Northern Italy where my ...
During the Italian Renaissance, hospitals were the embodiment of physical and spiritual healing. The poor received free treatments, senior doctors were employed, and food and wine were served to patients. Monks and nuns did the nursing with almost one nurse per patient. There are similarities with...
where he hadhis own tamper get wedged like glueinside a La Marzocco double. I laughed because I've had talks with my friend Bill Crossland at La Marzocco about this very issue and was told
The level of criticality, as a function of context sensitivity and system visibility, can be considered as medium. In fact, the case study is bordered by urban areas without any particular architectural or historical value, with the only exception of a renaissance villa/fortress on the north ...