| Ref No | WIA FC/1923/19/8 |
| Title | Warburg, Max Adolph to Warburg, Aby 13/10/1923 |
| Writer | Warburg, Max Adolph, styled 'Massimo Adolfo' |
| Place1 | Florence |
| Recipient | Warburg, Aby, styled 'babbo' |
| Place2 | [Kreuzlingen] |
| Date | 13/10/1923 |
| DateNote | FC; continued on 14/10/1923 |
| Format | manuscript |
| Contents | thanks him for card; hopes that he has received a card from Petris; it is his second day in Florence; describes the train journey across the St. Gotthardt pass, saw the Orion on the night sky, etc.; he had to change in Milan, walked through this 'un-Italian' city, enjoyed seeing the faces of children; he did not like the cathedral, after having seen German gothic cathedrals he was not impressed with it, it was too highly decorated for his taste; the stretch from Milan to Bologna, the Po plain, was very boring, like a long allotment garden; saw vines, mulberry trees; continues next day: [Robert and Philippine] Davidsohn send greetings; is very impressed with the atmosphere they create, has so far never experienced anybody like them, feels their spiritual and moral dignity; on the stretch from Bologna to Florence he saw Bersaglieri in the train, cypress trees in the landscape; on his way from the train station to the Petri hotel [Luigi and Anna Petri] he saw Santa Maria Novella, Strozzi, Ponte, Santo Spirito |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/129 | Davidsohn; Robert (26/04/1853-17/09/1937); Dr. | 26/04/1853-17/09/1937 |
| DS/UK/131 | Davidsohn; Philippine, née Colet (c. 1848-d. 1947) | c. 1848-d. 1947 |
| DS/UK/254 | Petri; Anna, née Laurent | |
| DS/UK/252 | Petri; Luigi (-1925) | -1925 |
| DS/UK/646 | Warburg; Max Adolph (10/07/1902-22/10/1974); Dr. phil. | 10/07/1902-22/10/1974 |
| DS/UK/2245 | Warburg; Aby Moritz (13/06/1866-26/10/1929); Professor, Dr. | 13/06/1866-26/10/1929 |