His newest book, The Wisdom of Tuscany: Simplicity, Security and the Good Life-Making the Tuscan Lifestyle Your Own (W.W. Norton & Company; October 20, 2009) examines our chaotic, crises-driven society and offers the best alternatives based on centuries-old Tuscan tradition.

The paths beneath the pergola were paved with a rich pattern of tiles in the Tuscan tradition.

In 1913 he was among the participants in the Rome breakaway faction of the Giovane Etruria group that returned to the Tuscan naturalistic tradition, leading to the revival of more classic forms in the years following the First World War.

Urged on by his father, the teen-age Benigni quickly mastered a local pastime, competitions in ottava rima, in which two people debate while improvising the eight-line rhyming verse that has been a Tuscan tradition since the 13th century.

Inside, the shining wide-planked wood floors, creamy walls, white woodwork, earth-tone accents and walls of windows are in the understated Tuscan tradition.

Devotees of the robust flavors and revisited Tuscan tradition that characterize Cibrèo's dishes will recognize some old favorites, such as inzimino di calamari, a very spicy stew of squid and spinach.

At about the same time several young Ragusan aristocrats were writing love poems in Croatian, in the manner of Petrarch's Canzoniero and of the troubadours who followed the Tuscan tradition.

After serving in the First World War, Soffici abandoned Futurism and, discovering a new reverence for Tuscan tradition, became associated with the "return to order" which manifested itself in the naturalistic landscapes which threafter dominated his work.

P Map Run by the gracious Corsi family, the menu at this classic Florentine trattoria combines excellent ingredients with an upmost respect for Tuscan tradition, from the crostini toscani (Tuscan-style crostini ) to bistecca alla fiorentina.

In keeping with Tuscan tradition, the courses would be simple: baked eggs with shaved truffles; buttered tagliatellini tossed with truffles; and a grilled T-bone steak served over arugula and drizzled with truffles.