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Palazzo Scala-Della Gherardesca Four Seasons Hotel Firenze. e revival of a historical home
Project Alessandro Grassi, Grassi|Partners, Firenze-Milano Edited by Marco Ferri Editorial coordination Gianluca Tenti Texts Cristina Acidini Marco Ferri Giorgio Galletti Marco Gemelli Marzia Locorotondo Andrea Noferi Cesare Peruzzi Gianluca Tenti Brunella Teodori Vincenzo Vaccaro graphic design RovaiWeber design Photographs Francesco Bedini, Carlo Giorgi, Mathias Hamel, Barbara Kra, Susan Mariani, Guglielmo de’Micheli, Roberto Quagli, Riccardo Schirmacher, Richard Waite. Translations and Editorial revision Anthony Brierley Printed By Gruppo Editoriale Baroni & Gori
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Acknowledgements e authors wish to thank the following for their kind and generous collaboration: Francesco Cramer, Ugolino della Gherardesca, Fondazione Roberto Longhi, Giorgio Mauri, Giuseppe Petruzzelli and the staff of the Biblioteca Comunale Centrale di Firenze. anks also to Arturo & C., Firenze; Hermès, Italia; Petra Casini, Firenze; Tuscany Flowers, Firenze.