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Buon natale a tutti!

 

I love this image of a page from a prayer book that belonged to Lorenzo de' Medici, Lorenzo the Magnificent.  It shows when the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was to give birth to Jesus, and the nativity scene after she has given birth to Jesus.  If you look closely in the decorative border, you'll see dozens of cavorting cupids.

 

 

You can find more about nativity art on my Nativity page.

 

 

 

 

If you understand Italian, at this time of year you might enjoy my Prayer page where I have common Catholic prayers in Italian and English.  Or you might like my page with the Christmas Story by Saint Matthew in Italian and English.

 

 

 

Christmas Cards in Italian and English

 

It's Christmas Card time again.  I've updated my Italian Christmas Card Shop at Zazzle with Madonna and Child images, and English Christmas greetings with the same beautiful Italian images.  Keep an eye out for Zazzle specials like free shipping and card discounts leading up to Christmas.

 

 
My Christmas Card Shop
at Zazzle

 

 

 

 

Some Italophiles Gift Ideas

 

You can visit my Italophile Gift Ideas page, or any page on this site for great Italophile gift ideas.  Here are a few you might consider.

 

 

La Vigilia Fish Feast

 

Many Italians and Hyphenated Italian celebrate Christmas Eve with a fish dinner.  Italian-American author/director Robert Tinnell features the celebration in his graphic novel, hopefully soon to be a film.  Italian cookbooks might make a nice early gift, so you can have your own Vigilia fish feast.

   

 

 

The Gift of Music

 

Italian culture and music go hand in hand.  From classical to pop, Italians and hyphenated Italians seem to have an affinity with music.  The holiday time is an especially nice time to give the gift of music.  It's a gift that people can enjoy immediately, and one they can share with the ones they love.  It also aides digestion and soothes tempers at a time of year known for abundant food and rough nerves.  Here are some music DVDs and CDs to inspire you.  You can click through to Amazon.com for a wide selection of music CDs and DVDs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books Set in Italy

Ruth Downie's Ancient Roman Army doctor/detective Gaius Petreius Ruso

Ruth Downie's Ancient Roman mystery series is now at 4 books and is sure to continue for a long while.  Her touch is lighter than other writers of Ancient Roman mysteries, and includes less history and more humor.

Her hero, doctor, detective is Gaius Petreius Ruso "a military medicus (or doctor), who transfers to the 20th Legion in the remote Britannia port of Deva (now Chester) to start over after a ruinous divorce and his father's death.  Things go downhill from there."

More Ancient Roman Mystery Series and Present Day Mysteries

 

 

 

Italian Fresco Coffee Table Books

 

This series of art books feature Italian Renaissance frescoes.  Fresco art is often neglected when studying Italian painting in art class, but it is rich, varied, detailed, and vast in size compared to the framed paintings that move around the world between collectors and museums.

 

 

 

Perfumes

 

I've updated my Soap/Perfume page to include Oriental Perfumes, which are concentrated perfumed oils.  They last longer on the skin than Western Perfumes, have no synthetic chemicals, no alcohol, and no water.  Their scents are luscious.  They are my new passion.  It's a kick to know that you are wearing a perfume that the ancient Romans wore, and using them from containers like they used. 

 

 

 

 

Costumes

I've seen how popular costumes are with site visitors, so I've added more to the Commedia dell'Arte page and the Renaissance and Roman Costumes page.  Keep an eye out for after Halloween sales so you can surprise your children or loved ones for the holidays, or to get a Carnival costume early.

 

 

 

 

 

This is a hobby-site. 

Any purchases made via the links to Amazon.com, AllPosters.com, Art.com, some of the banners, and my site shops with Zazzle and PrintFection provide funds to cover my computer, Internet, and hosting costs.  Grazie mille!

 

 Candida Martinelli

Established July 2003

Italian Food

Sicilian Food New

Pasta

Super Foods

Ancient Cookbooks

 

Recipes

Olives and Oil

Eat Less / Feel Full

Cookbooks to Buy

Food

Objects

Murano Glass

 

Majolica

Capodimonte &  Richard Ginori Porcelain

Villa & Garden Prints

 

Framed Prints

Italian Wine

Italian Liqueurs

Vov Recipe

Coffee Liqueur Recipe

Coffee, Chocolate

Grappa (LaPaglia)

Drinks

Beauty & Romance

Fashion, Beauty

Eat Less, Feel Full

Soaps

Perfumes Updated

Elsa Schiaparelli

 

Dating and Mating

Romance Novels

Language of Flowers

A Room with a View

Zabaione

Sicilian Romance

Romantic Costumes

Candies New

 

Gelato

 

Chestnut Desserts

Sweets & Recipes

Zabaione, A Saint's Recipe Men Love

Spoonbreads

Granita

Cream Desserts

Salame Dolce - A Chocolate Candy

Panettone, Amaretti

Italian Rice Desserts

Desserts

Theatre

Theatre

 

Commedia dell'Arte

Theatre in 1860s

Tomaso Salvini

Adelaide Ristori

Alinari Photography

 

Photo / Virtual Tours

 

Aerial Italian Images

 

Photo Galleries

 

Milan - Milano

 

Pompeii - Vesuvius

 

Palaces of Sicily

Taormina

Photos and Cities

Music

Cecilia Bartoli New

 

Italian Music

Mina  &  Verdi

Domenico Modugno

Opera Singers: Caruso, Tetrazzini, Gigli, Patti

Caruso in SF Quake

Eurovision & San Remo Song Festivals

Florence

De' Medici Family

Borbottoni's Old Florence Scenes

Bianchi Gallery

Florence Art

Florentia Paper

Edith Wharton's Della Robbia Terracottas

 

The Brownings

Florence and Tuscany

 

Cinema

 

Cinema

Recent Films

Terence Hill

 

Francesco Nuti

Anthony LaPaglia

Italian Humor

Living/Working in Italy

Italian Language

Anecdotes

Italian Media Today

Travel in Italy - Links to Online City Guides

Italy Today

Art

Art, Sculpture...

 

Graphic Artists

 

Illuminated Books

Artist Bios

Giovanni Boldini

 

Angels in Italian Art

Florence

Rome Paintings with short story

Canaletto

Slider Art Puzzles

Marquetry - Intarsia

 

Eduardo De la Maria

 

Riccardo Bianchi

Venice

Marco Polo

Carnival - Carnevale

 

Carnival Costumes

Updated

Venice Art

Venice in 1860s

Murano Glass

Free Venice Art

Venice

Diaspora

Hyphenated Italians

Mulberry Bend, NYC

Old New York

Roaming the World, G. P.

 

Brazil / Argentina,  by R. B.

John, Italian Emigrant, by D. H. Lawrence

Joe Petrosino, NYC Pioneer Policeman

East Haven, Conn, J. M.

Rivesville, West Virginia, R.T.

Rome

Rome Art

Living in Ancient Rome

Fun Latin Phrases

Roman Costumes

Rome

Books Set in Italy

 

 

Mysteries

 

Ancient Rome

 

Historical Novels

 

Thrillers

 

Children's Books

 

Romance Novels

 

Non-Fiction

 

Pinocchio

 

Sicilian Romance

 

John by D. H. Lawrence

 

Pompeii Revisited

 

Linda Proud

 

Bianca by W. E. Norris

 

Wallace Breem

 

Room with a View

 

Enchanted April

New

 

Humor in Italy

 

Italians as Europeans

 

Political Humor

Altan and Cipputi

Fun Latin Phrases

Cards - Tarot Cards

Card / Board Games

Briscola

Scopa

Tressette

Cow Game

Goose Game

Calcio - Football

Ziginette - Zecchinetta New

 

Humor and Games

 

Special Books

Dual-Language Short Stories

 

Bestselling Italian

 

Italian Literature

 

Audio Books in Italian

 

Marco Polo's Travels

 

Petrarch and his Love Sonnets

 

A Sicilian Romance

 

Illuminated Manuscripts

 

The Brownings

Divine Comedy

 

Machiavelli

 

Boccaccio

 

Marcus Aurelius

Sunflowers

Sliding-Art Puzzles

 

Italy Coloring Pages

Italian Artist Bios

Renaissance Paper Dolls

Cow Game

Strega Nona

Goose Game Free Game Board

 

Child's Menu Page

 

For Children

Free PDF Books

Enchanted April

 

Room with a View

 

Ancient Cookbooks

 

Plutarch's Lives

 

Agatha Christie's First Poirot Story

 

Short Classic Mystery Stories

Stage Stars

 

Ancient Rome

 

A Sicilian Romance

 

Italian Renaissance

 

Stage Actor's Lives

 

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

Strega Nona

Children's Books, CDs, Games, Treats

Free Italian Children's Stories On-line

Emilio Salgari's Adventures

Italian Artist Bios for Children

Children's Books

History

De' Medici Family

Life in Ancient Rome

Natural History of Italy

 

Pre-History

 

Ancient History

 

The Middle Ages

 

The Renaissance

 

The Age of Discovery

 

Age of Colonialism, Capitalism, Reason, Industrial Revolution

 

Italian Unification

 

Fascism and The World Wars

 

Post War Growth and European Integration

Renaissance Figures

Marco Polo

Amerigo Vespucci New

Italian Xmas Cards

Customizable

The Nativity

Catholic Prayers in Italian / English

Updated

Italophile Gift Ideas

Luxury Gift Ideas

10 Recipes for the Holidays

Easter Story

Christmas Story in Italian and English

Carnival

Carnival (Halloween and Commedia) Costumes

Updated

 

Religious Art - Marquetry

Holidays

Lessons

Free  lessons: How to get E-texts and E-books from the Internet, including source list for free electronic books

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