Nonna's Book Of Mysteries

New. Infused with the mysticism of alchemy, this is an exciting portrait of a young woman who defies convention to seek her destiny. At age fourteen, all Emilia Serafini wants is to learn to paint so that she can become an artist. But painters' apprenticeships for young women don't exist in the Florence of Renaissance Italy. The odds… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. At age fourteen, all Emilia Serafini wants is to learn to paint so that she can become an artist. But painters' apprenticeships for young women don't exist in the Florence of Renaissance Italy. The odds appear stacked against her until she receives a book, "A Manual to the Science of Alchemy".