On the facade of 18th century Palazzo Bianchi Bandinelli in Siena (via Roma, 2), a marble tablet was placed in 1872 to remember the place were Pietro Andrea Mattioli was born in 1501. The Italian inscription reads as follows: “IN QUESTA CASA / OVE / IL XIII MARZO MDI / NACQUE / PIETRO ANDREA MATTIOLI / DELLE SCIENZE NATURALI / RESTAURATORE / CCCLXXI ANNI DOPO / RADUNANDOSI IN SIENA / IL FIORE DEI NATURALISTI / POSE QUESTA PIETRA / IL COMUNE”.
- Photos by Luca Borghi @ (July 2012).
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