I promise I'll get around to posting about Prague and Switzerland sooner than later, pinky swear! But first, a short post about the cool museum my Dante class visited the week we got back from Venice.
Check out this cool model of Florence in Dante's time! Check out all those towers that don't exist anymore! Woo!
This was a cool display. It details the techniques used to cast family crest rings. I thought it was cool because I did some cuttlebone casting in high school. Basically you carve the shape you want into two pieces of cuttlebone, sandwich them together, and pour molten metal into a hole at the top.
This was an herbalist's table, as the little sign says (in Italian), relevant because Dante was a member of the physician's guild.
This is a duplicate of the book listing the names of everyone who was exiled from Florence, including Dante. I've seen the real one; it's in the State Archives, which we toured earlier this week.
A small-scale replica of a battle in which Dante supposedly fought.
And finally, a lovely illustration of Dante's Inferno.
Next up should be Prague, Switzerland, and Lake Como!
Also, side note: as of today, Matt and I have been together for two years, and it has been awesome. High five, bro.
- Kasha
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