Candida
Martinelli's Italophile Site
Candida
Martinelli's Italophile Site
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Page This site celebrates Italian culture for the enjoyment of children and
adults. Site-Overview
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Martinelli's Italophile Site shops at
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below featuring pages on my site, to go
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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.
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 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
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
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
Candida
Martinelli Established
July
2003
Sicilian Food New
Food Objects
Capodimonte & Richard Ginori Porcelain Drinks
Beauty & Romance Perfumes Updated
Candies
New
Zabaione,
A Saint's Recipe Men Love
Desserts
Theatre
Photos and
Cities Music Cecilia
Bartoli New
Borbottoni's Old Florence Scenes
Edith Wharton's Della Robbia Terracottas
Florence and Tuscany
Cinema
Italy Today
Art Rome Paintings with short story Updated
Venice
Diaspora John, Italian
Emigrant, by D. H. Lawrence
Rome Books Set in
Italy
New
Humor and Games
Special Books
For Children
Free PDF Books
Agatha Christie's
First Poirot Story
Children's
Books, CDs, Games, Treats
Children's Books History
Age of Colonialism, Capitalism, Reason, Industrial Revolution
Post
War Growth and European Integration Amerigo Vespucci New Customizable Catholic Prayers
in Italian / English Updated Christmas
Story in Italian and English
Carnival (Halloween and Commedia) Costumes
Updated
Holidays Lessons
New Guestbook (Please disregard any spam you encounter. I
clean it out regularly.)
Guestbook and Contact
Click Here to Visit TOP 100 ITALIAN websites
Ruth Downie's
Ancient Roman Army doctor/detective Gaius Petreius
Ruso
Italian
Food
Murano Glass
Italian Wine
Fashion,
Beauty
Theatre
Florence
Cinema
Living/Working in Italy
Italian Media Today
Art, Sculpture...
Venice
Hyphenated
Italians
Rome
Pinocchio
Free
lessons: How to get E-texts and E-books from the
Internet, including source list for free electronic books
A non-Italy article by Candida: A book that helped keep WWII soldiers sane and humane.
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