>enclosed are five photos from my<
>favorite villa book as a gift to<
+GRACE OUR NEW YEAR+
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+"VILLAS OF FLORENCE+
+AND TUSCANY"+
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>by harold donaldson eberlein<
>published in london in<
+1925+
>OPENS SPIRITUAL DOORS+
(>essence of creativity<)
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+INTRODUCTION+
>leonardo da vinci star of the artists<
>of the court of the medici prince<
+LORENZO MAGNIFICO+
(>son of cosimo de medici, friend<
>of rene de anjou and our<
+MICHAEL de GRUYERE+)
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+resides at cafaggulio castle of the<
>great lorenzo and has built an<
+AMAZING AUTOMATON+
>lion that walks and opens its mouth<
>to spew out flowers for visitors<
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+FRENCH KING FRANCOIS I+
>and his cousin<
+COUNT MICHAEL de GRUYERE+
>are very impressed and<
>(years later)<
>take leonardo to france<
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+TONIGHT'S PHOTOS+
>mise en scene of lorenzo the
>magnificent and star artist<
>leonardo da vinci<
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#3) >in the<
+M U G G E L O+
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>originally constructed for cosimo<
>de medici (the senior) friend of<
>king rene de anjou, inherited<
>by son lorenzo magnifico<
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+ANCIENT PRINT BEFORE+
>the<
+CENTRAL TOWER REMOVAL+
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(>google : eugene ray<
>degruy/rene d'anjou>)
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+CORPUS HERMETICUM+
>rene de anjou was guest here many<
>times and had cosimo de medici<
+MEROVINGIAN+
+CHEMISTRY+
>translate the alchemy texts<
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>with its beautiful patterned walls<
>in my estimation is the star of<
>the tuscan villas of florence<
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+BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON+
>describes the magnificent<
>gardens of villa palmieri<
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+PLEASE REMEMBER THE GARDENS+
>of radiant magical<
+TUSCANY WERE AS IMPORTANT+
>symbiotic/synergetic<
+AS THE TRANSCENDENT VILLAS+
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>google.com (search)<
+EUGENE RAY / DEGRUY+
+ITALIAN VILLAS+
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>for my dear friends in louisiana<
>our plantation heritage was<
>galvenised by this<
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+AGRARIAN SYNDROME+
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>my essays on catherine de medici<
+GOOGLE DEGRUY+
>are tied to this latin history<
>effecting gruy family life<
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+HAPPY NEW YEAR+
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gene ray, lajolla. california
>eugene ray, mfa, architect<
>professor emeritus, sdsu<
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