La Fiorentina. Fashion, style and cult places in Florence
La Fiorentina. Fashion, style and cult places in Florence is a guide to the trendiest spots in the Tuscan capital, written by a local to celebrate the essence of Florentine identity. After portraying the authentic Florentine character, the book takes the reader on a journey through the city’s most iconic personalities and places. A must-read […]
Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the most iconic churches in Christianity and the city of Rome. Since its very distant origins, which apparently date back to the 4th century, it has been continually renovated and adorned with works of art, making it a historical, architectural, artistic and religious unicum. The […]
Soffi d’Oriente / Eastern Breezes
A prestigious volume with beautiful illustrations, in the best style of the Franco Maria Ricci publishing house. The history of the folding screen as a valuable testimony to the encounter between East and West and the forms and functions it has assumed over the centuries. Translation from Italian into English and from English into Italian […]
Memory is Our Future. 200 Years of Museo Egizio
In 2024, the Egyptian Museum in Turin, the oldest museum in the world dedicated to the Nile’ civilisation and the second in importance and heritage after Cairo, celebrated its bicentennial. On this occasion it published ‘Memory is our Future. 200 years of the Egyptian Museum’ is a wide-ranging volume, edited by director Christian Greco, with […]
INSPIRING CITIES
A volume about the last five decades of Milan’s urban planning history, with a look at the architectural challenges, but also the human and social challenges of the city of the future. Published on the occasion of Coima’s fiftieth anniversary, with iconic photographs by Gabriele Basilico and contemporary images by Iwaan Baan. Published by SKIRA […]
Rivista La Biennale di Venezia
‘Diluvi prossimi venturi/The Coming Floods’ is the first issue of the Rivista della Biennale di Venezia. It resumed publication in 2024, offering a space for reflection on the present by way of a reflection on the arts. It features short essays and interviews from the major voices on the Italian and international intellectual scene, with […]
Poetry and Painting in the 17th Century. Giovan Battista Marino and the “Marvelous” Passion.
The exhibition, Poetry and Paintings in the 17th Century. Giovan Battista Marino and the ‘Marvelous’ Passion,currently at the Galleria Borghese in Rome, explores the connections between poetry and painting, the sacred and profane, and literature and art in the early 17th century (Galleria Borghese, 19 November 2024-9 February 2025). Giovan Battista Marino’s life and literary […]
The Map of the World by Fra Mauro
The Museum of the History of Science “Galileo” in Florence has completed an extraordinary project to popularise science. This is the virtual exhibition of the ‘Mappamondo di Fra Mauro’, a monumental world map dating back to around 1450.It is one of the most extraordinary collections of geographical and cartographic knowledge prior to the discovery of […]
Whistler. The Butterfly Effect
An exhibition was held by the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen on the work of James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 -1903). This American painter worked predominantly in Europe and his brushstrokes were ‘like the beating of butterfly wings ’, which led to a lasting and influential artistic movement. We were responsible for translating the exhibition […]
Fiesole. A legendary Beauty
An art guide for the city of Fiesole, with its ancient history, its wealth of historical and architectural treasures, and the extraordinary view of Florence from its hilltop. This detailed illustrated itinerary through natural and architectural wonders, traces of antiquity, institutions and lesser-known oddities, gives the reader a frank portrait that goes beyond stereotypes, focusing […]
