grendl löfkvist wrote:

> Hi there!
>
> I'm going to spend a few days in Rome, Florence, and Milan in January...

Do any of you

> have any recommendations of manuscript, typography, and/or printing

museums that I

> should check out? I'm particularly interested in incunabula and

illuminated manuscripts,

> but I'd love to visit some contemporary print shops as well.
> [...]

There is a "museum of writing" in San Miniato, about 30 km from
Florence, on your road from (or to) Rome:

http://www.comune.san-miniato.pi.it/ospiti/scrittura/home.htm

Never visited it personally, however. I suspect it might be somewhat
oriented to elementary school children.


[ About restaurants, I can't think of a particular one. I'd rather
suggest food: in Milan, go for "ossibuchi" (meat and marrow from beef
leg) and, if you dare, "mostarda" (fruits dipped in mustard, often
served with boiled beef or soft cheese). In Florence, don't miss the
famous "fiorentina" (a huge T-bone steak), which has recently been
legalized again after a long ban because of the mad cow disease (the
recipe contains spinal marrow). Roman cuisine is so rich and varied
that you'll find superb restaurants at any street corner... Be sure to
try at least once the Jewish specialties in the Ghetto (near Portico
d'Ottavia); BTW, its a pity you'll have missed for a few weeks both
Hannukkah and Christmas, which is when Roman cuisine reaches its top.
Buon appetito! ]

--
Marco