Curtains Up on Genoa: Genova Apre le Quinte, Luciano Leonotti, 1999, Tormena Editore Trafalgar Square with visibly timeworn cloth bindings

with visibly timeworn cloth bindings that give the set an authentic

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personal storytelling style that made Guideposts magazine a household name for decades

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with hand-drawn illustrations and recipes focused on simple techniques and nutritionally oriented ingredients such as whole grains

Curtains Up on Genoa: Genova Apre le Quinte, Luciano Leonotti, 1999, Tormena Editore Trafalgar Square with visibly timeworn cloth bindingsPhotographed by Luciano Leonotti and published by Tormena Editore in Genova in 1999, this bilingual Italian and English volume opens the doors of Genoa's historic palaces, churches, and institutions, presenting the frescoed halls, vaulted salons, and ornamental stairways that the city has kept largely closed to public view. Genoa, often overlooked in favor of Rome, Florence, and Venice, was for centuries one of Europe's wealthiest cities, and its