Carrara Cathedral 14th-century "Annunciation" (example of Pisan sculpture), and a 14th-century wooden crucifix by Angelo Puccinelli. There is also a white marble pulpit in the presbytery that was installed in the 16th century. Outside the church is the "Statua del Gigante" ("Statue of the Giant"), by Baccio Bandinelli. Carrara Cathedral Carrara Cathedral (Italian: "Duomo di Carrara") is a Roman Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, in the town of Carrara, located in central Italy. Most of the exterior, and much of the interior, is covered in the local Carrara marble. An older church, "Ecclesia Sancti Andree de Carraria", is mentioned as existing
The City of the Sun to observe the stars and, using astronomical instruments, to take account of all their movements. It is their job to indicate the times most favorable for generation and for agricultural labors, acting in this way as intermediaries between God and human beings. In Trento's Civic Library, there is kept a 1602 manuscript of "The City of the Sun" (shelf mark BCT1-1538), discovered in 1943 by Italian historian Luigi Firpo. It is considered the most ancient manuscript copy that has survived to present time. The text arrived at the Library through the baron Antonio Mazzetti 's (1781–1841) bequest. He was a