David Minkin on Instagram: "A handmade Victorian tunnel book of Florence, Italy. Can you guess the year and country where it was made from the following clues? 1. The music was chosen very carefully. The piece is entitled, Venetian Gondola. One might presume that the composer is Italian from such a title, but that would be incorrect, just as it would be incorrect to presume that this tunnel book is from Italy simply because it is a view of Florence. 🇮🇹 The composer’s country of origin is the same as the creator of the antique you are currently looking at. 🕵️♀️ 2. The exact year this was made is unknown, however it was handmade around the year that the U.S. National debt was zero for the first and only time in history. 💸 3. It was also circa the year that Vincenzo Bellini’s opera “I Puritani” premiered in Paris. 🎶 4. Bonus question: Can you name Filippo Brunelleschi‘s prior profession before he started work on the dome of Florence’s Santa Maria del Fiore? 🤔 If you get all three questions correct, I’ll give you a shoutout in my stories. 🙌 📢 For more vintage, optical, illusions and magic, follow me! ✅ #florence #italy #italy🇮🇹 #bookstagram #oldbooks #vintage #antique #antiques #victorian #ephemera #rarebooks #bookgram #history #arthistory #architecturelovers"
12K likes, 147 comments - davidminkin on October 4, 2023: "A handmade Victorian tunnel book of Florence, Italy. Can you guess the year and country where it was made from the following clues?
1. The music was chosen very carefully. The piece is entitled, Venetian Gondola. One might presume that the…
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