The streets of Rome are full of rubble and street art. Bookish street art sightings from a recent trip.
Books, Street art, Travel
Bookish street art – Rome
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Tag: Italy
Books, Bookstores, Street art, Travel
Rome street art: La Mia Libreria
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Street art has been popping up everywhere around Rome over the past years. I had fun taking pictures of literary-themed street art on a recent trip. These were found painted on the security gates of La Mia Libreria –…
Picture of the Week, Travel
Picture of the Week: Lavorare Lavorare Lavorare
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I can’t believe I haven’t posted here since June. Where has the summer gone?! I’ve been busy and this picture, which I snapped this summer in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italia, pretty much sums up where my head is at…
Libraries, Picture of the Week, Travel
Picture of the Week: Reading on the beach
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In celebration of our first official heatwave of the summer today’s picture is of the beach at Ventimiglia on the beautiful Italian Riviera. No, that’s not me under the umbrella reading, but I wish it was! When I think of…
Books, Paper, Travel, Videos
The Story of Paper – artisan papermaker Lamberto Bernardini
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This is an interesting video in which papermaker Lamberto Bernardini tells the story of paper and books and how they changed society by permitting the spread of ideas in a cheap and accessible way. It finishes up with a brief demonstration…