The author describes being in Florence in a pension by the Arno River when it overflowed. She records the story of the flood and its aftermath in the four month

Birthplace of Michelangelo and home to untold masterpieces, Florence is a city for art lovers. But on November 4, 1966, the rising waters of the Arno threatened

Gathers diary selections, describes the historical background of each writer, and discusses the changing function and content of diaries.

Peter Waters and book conservation at the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze after the 1966 flood