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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Conference Announcement: Saturday, October 11, The Lyceum Club, Via Alfani, Florence The City and the Book V International Conference 'The Eighty Americans in Florence's Swiss-Owned so-called 'English' Cemetery Celebrating the 180th anniversary of the Swiss-owned 'English' Cemetery this conference will study the nineteenth-century Americans, sculptors, collectors, Abolitionists, writers, etc., who lived and were buried in Florence. It is open to the public. It will take place between 9:00 a.m to 7:00 p.m. Its proceedings will be in English and be published immediately on the Web. The Abstracts can be found at http://www.florin.ms/CBV.html The preceding evening, 10 October at 6:00 p.m., in the Sala Brunelleschi there will be a presentation on the history and art of the 'English' Cemetery hosted by the Swiss Evangelical Reformed Church which owns the Cemetery. This event will be held in Italian. Patrons: The American Consulate General of Florence, The Comune of Florence, Syracuse University in Florence, The Lyceum Club, Aureo Anello Associazione Mediatheca 'Fioretta Mazzei' e Amici del Cimitero 'degli Inglesi', The Swiss Evangelical Reformed Church of Florence. -- Julia Bolton Holloway, Mediatheca 'Fioretta Mazzei', 'English' Cemetery, Piazzale Donatello, 38, I-50132 Firenze, Italy http://www.umilta.net http://www.florin.ms http://piazzaledonatello.blogspot.com ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/italian-studies.html