A City of Secrets

Item sets: The Sphex Club Papers; Jones Memorial Library Manuscripts Collection

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Identifier: JML.MS1133-0010
Barcode: JML.MS1133-0010
Title: A City of Secrets
Description: Text of a lecture delivered to the Sphex Club of Lynchburg. Robert Chambliss Light's presentation explores the history and unique characteristics of Siena, Italy. The talk highlighted Siena's division into 17 Contradas, the famous Palio horse race, the city's historical figures like St. Catherine of Siena, and compared Siena's community aspects to those of Lynchburg, considering how similar unity and identity could be achieved in Lynchburg.
Date: 17 February 2022
Creator: Light, R. Chambliss Jr.
topic: SPHEX Club - lectures; Light, R. Chambliss Jr.; Siena, Italy; Via Francigena; Cathedral of Siena; Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala; Monte dei Peschi Bank; St. Catherine of Siena; Palio
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Digital Format: pdf
Language: English
Publisher: George M. Jones Library Association
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/; George M. Jones Library Association
Rights Holder: Light, R. Chambliss Jr.; George M. Jones Library Association