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Identifier: italiancastlesco00batcrich (find matches)
Title: Italian castles and country seats
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Batcheller, Tryphosa Bates, 1878-
Subjects: Castles -- Italy Historic buildings -- Italy Italy -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York, Longmans, Green, and Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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e near here,day after to-morrow. To-morrow her son, whom youremember I just missed seeing in New York last year,is coming to take me about the city. This is a long letter, but not nearly as long as thatI should have to write, if I told you even a partof all the good times and many lovely things I amseeing these happy days. Good-night. Love to all at home. T. Bologna, September My dear M: We have just returned from a call upon CountessAldrovandi. I sent my card yesterday, and a bigbunch of orchids and white roses came this morning witha note of welcome which also asked us to call to-day. You liked Aldrovandi in New York, and I am sureyou would like his lovely mother, who is a woman ofgreat distinction and graceful charm. Her voice islike a song, and her smile, though a trifle sad, is sogentle and sweet that I felt at home with her at once.She offered us a dainty glass of rare old wine withsome sweet Italian cakes, and had her two littlegranddaughters come in to see us. On the table was
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Taken by Mrs. Balchell, r SALON OF PALAZZO ALDROVANDI, BOLOGNA AND COUNTRY SEATS her sons picture, and we had a nice talk aboutAldrovandis success in his Venezuelan mission, which,however, caused the fond mother much anxiety, asthe. papers here represent Castro as being, what Isuppose he really is, rather impossible. Her daughter,the mother of the two darlings, is away at Baden-Baden for the summer, but I hope so much to see herin the fall, when we expect to return — for all roadslead to Bologna in Italy, whether you go in or out. The Aldrovandi palace is very handsome. Thestaircase is majestic, and the furniture in the roomsis of that elaborately carved, gilded Baroque period.The dear Countess is rather an invalid, but is goingwith me to San Petronio one day to show me herselfthe famous Aldrovandi chapel, built by CardinalAldrovandi, whose tomb is there. When the chapelwas finished the cardinal (Pompeo Aldrovandi) wishedto take there the body of San Petronio (PatronSaint of Bologna

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