So much ink has been spilled on Florence that compiling a total Florentine library would probably induce a variant on Stendhal syndrome. There are histories of Florence, historical novels set in Florence, memoirs that lyricise Florence; and then, of course, legions of guidebooks and pamphlets. Thankfully, the Paperback Exchange bookshop has sifted the fact from the fiction, and offers a select choice of the former.
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