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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I hope this won't be taken as a commercial announcement. Rather, I'd just like to share with colleagues news about an exhibition catalog that might otherwise escape notice. If you are close enough to visit, don't miss seeing the show. It continues till Oct. 24, although the rest of the "Splendor of Florence" festival ends next week. Norine Duncan Brown University Library A catalog (see below for citation) is available for the exhibition of ten Medici portraits from the Uffizi with accompanying prints, textiles, jewelry, etc. from U. S. Collections (RISD, the Met, BMFA). This exhibition is mounted as part of "Splendor of Florence," the first phase of a cultural exchange between Florence and Providence. For more information, see: http://www.providenceri.com/florence/index.html "Crafting the Medici: Patrons and Artisans in Florence, 1537-1737." ed. Jo-Ann Conklin, contributors Caterina Caneva, Evelyn Lincoln, Catherine Zerner, Roberta Orsi Landini, Maria Sframeli. Published by the David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, 1999 ISBN 0-933519-39-7 48 pages, 15 color repr., 8 black & white repro. $20. plus $5. shipping and handling essays: "Medici Family Portraiture" - Catherine Zerner "Luxury by Design: the Arts of Crafting the Medici Court" - Evelyn Lincoln Send orders to: Catalog Sales The David Winton Bell Gallery List Art Center 64 College Street Box 1861 Brown University Providence RI 02912 Prepayment is appreciated. To make other arrangements for payment, please telephone: 401-863-2932