RESEARCH IN FIESOLE / bernard berenson's "i tati" library

+SCHOLARS ARE SPECIAL+

>scholar artists are my favorite, with<

>leonardo da vinci & rene de anjou<

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+/ LEONARDO DA VINCI)+

>up at the top of the historical list<

>reyner banham, robert heck too<

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+EINSTEIN+

>speaking of a >"golden mean", said<

>"it made the good easy and the bad<

+DIFFICULT"+

>(check le corbusier's "modular"<

>google, my >blog refs on this)<

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+BERNARD BERENSON+

>the >harvard educated art expert< has<

>long >fascinated me & i shall tell you<

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>of a >magical experience visiting his<

>fine library for medici villa research<

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>san diego state university<, seen here, is<
>where i wrote & taught environ. design<
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+SDSU ENVIRON DESIGN)+
>program for 27 years & where a >latin<
>flavor was found in this 1930s photo<
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>i had several >bernard berenson books in<
>my library when our friend ray bradbury<
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>mentioned >receiving a letter from mr b.<
>w/ >excitement of the "i-tati" envelope<
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>"i-tati" in the hills above florence enroute to<
>fiesale (fll wright's retreat) is a magnificent<
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+>/ LORENZO de MEDICI)+
>italian villa where i found medici villa info<
>in its vast library on >everything radiant< !
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>for our sdsu alum, friend & cat connoisseur<
>prof. david fobes i >dedicate this entry hall<
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+>>>EGYPTIAN MAGIC)+
>photo w/ its >profound egyptian cat statue<
>signaling the arrival in >magical sanctuary<
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>tuscan villas have long been a study of<
>mine and i invested in many excellent<
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+>/ RESEARCH LIBRARY)+
>books, >teaching during holidays< to<
>earn the $$$ (los angeles bookshops)<
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>this research was not to copy tuscan villas<
>but to be inspired to design my vision for<
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>"california villas" a distinctly new breed<
>but one where a >villa vineyard thrives<
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>research i carried on about our >degruy< ray<
>foucher & cavaroc ancestors revealed much<
>such as this villeneuve loubet hill town. (fr)<
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+ / VILLENEUVE LOUBET)+
>was the site of vital savoy-gruyere family<
>history as the site of the >"treaty of nice"<
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>bernard de clairvaux (saint, architect, knights templar<
>master mind) was our de gruy orient forest ancestors<
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+BERNARD de CLAIRVAUX)+
>radiant leader & father of gothic cathedrals, light of<
>the shroud of turin history, >star research scholar< !
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>the angels of the renaissance paintings all had<
>circular crowns of radiant light energy giving<
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>the special >condition necessary for nirvana<
>(befnard berenson was Renaissance expert)<
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>the berenson library was unmatched in books<
>on renaissance art & architecture / my official<
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+ / MEDICI VILLA BOOKS)+
>request on sdsu stationary for information on<
>villas of the medici in tuscany was honored<
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>the california >vineyard villa i designed for<
>the aerospace engineer mauro pierucci was<
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>inspired by my >research in the berenson<
>library ( its solar heating was an addition)<
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>the silver ship reflected the >deep love i felt<
>for tuscan villas but w/ a tangent of cosmic<
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+> / DOMUS MAGAZINE)+
>consciousness & affordability / it was good<
>that the first publication was in domus mag<
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>bernard berenson (center) had long died<
>when i arrived at "i-tati" >but his spirit<
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>was still there & it is well kept by the<
>harvard university< administration<
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+GOOD KING RENE de ANJOU+
>master of the tuscan arts<
+WAS ALWAYS >MY FRIEND+
>(i walked to i-tati, climbing<
>the steep slope to heaven)<
+IN  >TUSCAN RESEARCH<+
>(my wives loved tuscany)<
+SO WAS MARIAN MY WIFE+
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>please see our son >derek ray's reports<
>on his journey into remote china sites<
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu