Marzabotto

Visiting Marzabotto today really made the layout of the city come alive. It would have been grand living in their palatial estates! Traci

Etruria in Orvieto today

It was fascinating to see links to Etruria in today's Corpus Domini parade. There was a litmus in the hands of the Cardinal and Etruscan symbols in several places. Traci

Tarquinian tombs

Viewing the Tarquinian toms on Friday has been the highlight of the Institute so far. The richness of the colors and the iconography was fascinating to analyze. I am intrigued by the representation of human hands in the tombs! Traci

First Day

Well - all of our scholars are here except the one that got stuck in Paris,  The trains are not running on time.  We expect him here some time tomorrow.  We are retiring for the night after a a great meal and stimulating introductions.  Our first seminar will be tomorrow at the Orvieto city library.

Getting Started

We are finally up and running with the internet - some of our scholars have arrived and we are keeping them awake to get over their jet -lag.  We will start the program tomorrow.

Bongiorno!  I am really excited to be part of this group.  I look forward to meeting everyone in Orvieto!

I can't believe I actually logged onto this blog all by myself.  This is a great sign for the institute for me!!  I am so looking forward to meeting everyone as well as renewing old friendships.  The topics and assigned redaings look great.  Can't wait until finals are over so I can dive in !!

Karen Marcotte