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02/06/2025

Giulia, our co-founder, was featured in a video prepared by the Premio Italo Calvino to present her manuscript. 👏🏻

Giulia Fogliani è finalista alla ###VIII edizione del Premio Italo Calvino con "La danza dell'Effimera"Un gioco delle attrazioni e del caso dove tutto si sco...

31/05/2025

Our co-founder, Giulia Fogliani, was selected from among more than 900 Italian debut writers as one of the few finalists for the Italo Calvino Prize (Premio Italo Calvino). Join us in congratulating Giulia on this remarkable achievement! 🎉

Il Premio Italo Calvino annuncia le opere finaliste della ###VIII edizione, scelte dal comitato di lettura del Premio tra i 909 manoscritti partecipanti al bando e poi sottoposte al giudizio della Giuria composta, quest’anno, da Sandro Bonvissuto, Antonio Franchini, Daniela Marcheschi, Raffaello Palumbo Mosca, Carmen Pellegrino.

Gli undici testi inediti di autori esordienti, tra cui i giurati decreteranno il vincitore e le menzioni speciali, sono:
"Hapax" di Federico Capitani
"I vinti" di Alessandro Ciappa
"L’anormale" di Francesco Cuoio
"Arto fantasma" di Ben Eccher
"La danza dell’Effimera" di Giulia Fogliani
"Ai gentili non vendere armi" di Michele Frisia
"La gabbia" di Flora Giuliano D’Errico
"L’ipersensibile" di Alberto Monte
"Crack" di Andrea Pauletto
"Le infinite potenzialità dell’acciuga, in cucina" di Massimiliano Racis
"Minerva" di Raffaela Ulgheri

La cerimonia di premiazione si svolgerà giovedì 5 giugno, a partire dalle ore 17, al Circolo dei lettori di Torino alla presenza dei finalisti, dei giurati e del direttivo del Premio, composto da Franca Cavagnoli, Anna Chiarloni, Mario Marchetti, Laura Mollea, Carla Sacchi Ferrero. L’ingresso è su prenotazione (scrivendo a [email protected]) fino a esaurimento posti. La prenotazione è valida solo per l'evento; il buffet è riservato agli ospiti del Premio.

Sarà possibile seguire la cerimonia in diretta streaming sul profilo Facebook e sul canale YouTube del Premio (.calvino).

A partire da sabato 31 maggio, sui canali social e sul sito del Premio (www.premiocalvino.it), saranno disponibili, due al giorno, i video di presentazione dei testi finalisti: conterranno la voce dell’autore e la lettura di un brano.

Con il contributo di FONDAZIONE CRT e Regione Piemonte, con il patrocinio di Città di Torino, Città metropolitana di Torino e Regione Piemonte.
In collaborazione con L'Indice dei Libri del Mese.

Un ringraziamento particolare va all’Istituto Svedese di Studi Classici a Roma e alla professoressa Daniela Marcheschi per l’ospitalità offerta al Premio per la riunione della Giuria.

21/11/2024

🕌 Sultan Zaydan's Koran is an exquisitely beautiful manuscript of the sayings revealed to Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, created in 1599 for Aḥmad al-Manṣūr, Sultan of Morocco, at his palace in Marrakech.

✨ Every page of Zaydan's Koran is a feast for the eyes. Because the suras of the Koran are arranged, except for the very first, from long to short, the density of painted ornamentation in Zaydan's Koran increases toward the end of the book, as the suras become shorter and their decorative headpieces bearing the titles closer together.

✈️ The book is one of 4,000 manuscripts in the library of Zaydān, Sultan of Morocco, that were transported to Spain in 1614, destined for the library at El Escorial.

🦉 In this video: a Facsimile Edition of the Sultan Zaydan's Koran by Testimonio available on Facsimile Finder. Find out more! 👉🏻 bit.ly/3AVm36v

For more info on the Sultan Zaydān's Koran:https://www.facsimilefinder.com/facsimiles/sultan-zaidan-koran-facsimileSultan Zaydan's Koran is an exquisitely b...

14/11/2024

🌎 Booklovers of the world, unite! This Christmas – for a limited period of time – we decided to make available for purchase once again 150 copies of The Divine Comedy - The New Manuscript, written and illustrated by George Cochrane for the acclaimed 2020 Kickstarter campaign.

🎁 You can choose between two special editions: Anniversary and Collector. Additionally, for the first 10 copies of the Collector’s edition purchased, we will gift 5 signed illustrations of Hell by George – perfect for gifting or framing – enclosed by an elegant portfolio in fabric.

🎄 Copies will be available for sale until December 10th; for more information and details 👉🏻 bit.ly/3Cl4QUj

30/10/2024

(Literally) 24 hours at the Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair) with Giacomo Leonardo Cecchetti and many friends from the industry

This year I set off for the Frankfurt Book Fair with low expectations, only to discover that publishers unveiled 10 new exciting facsimiles.

29/10/2024

The 𝐒𝐭. 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 is a striking 12th-century manuscript from England, celebrated for its intricate artistry and theological richness. Written in Latin, it features over two hundred historiated initials adorned with vivid illustrations of human figures, animals, and demonic creatures, which effectively bring the accompanying prayers to life.

Absence of text in these illuminations invites readers to use their imagination, recalling beloved scripture stories without explicit guidance. This creative interaction encourages individuals to recite prayers or reflect on familiar passages, making the experience personally meaningful. The St. Albans Psalter thus stands as a testament to the rich artistic and devotional traditions of its era, bridging visual art and spiritual contemplation.

📹 In this video: Facsimile Edition of St. Albans Psalter by Verlag Müller und Schindler.

You can lay your hands on one of these amazing replicas, just contact us at [email protected] or https://www.facsimilefinder.com/facsimiles/st-albans-...

23/10/2024

16/10/2024

We are on the road! ✈️ Ready for the Frankfurter Buchmesse, and can't wait to reconnect with old friends and make new ones 📖

Are you attending too? Let's meet up there or give us a call! 👇🏻

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25/09/2024

«It is a truism of medieval art history that virtually all Ottonian art betrays the influence of Carolingian art, and this is demonstrated above all in the art of manuscript illumination. The Gero Codex is a remarkable witness to how an Ottonian painter received the Carolingian heritage so valued by the painters of his age».

✍🏻 A new stunning blog article by Elizabeth Teviotdale dedicated to one of the most interesting volumes of all times.

ℹ️ Discover more about the book ▸ tinyurl.com/ycy25s64

The Gero Codex is a remarkable witness to how an Ottonian painter received the Carolingian heritage so valued by the painters of his age.

20/09/2024

📖 The First Darmstadt Haggadah is a luxuriously decorated manuscript produced around 1430 in Ulm by the scribe Israel ben Meir, who seems to have relocated to the city after the Jewish community was expelled from Heidelberg. Its text, which recounts the story of God leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, would have been read during the Passover seder.

📷 In this gallery: a full-size color reproduction in Limited Edition of the entire original document by Propyläen Verlag.

ℹ️ Discover more ▸ tinyurl.com/yc5mcbnj

15/09/2024

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📖 Francesco da Barberino's Officiolum was thought and realised as a jewel and stands out in the history of the Book of Hours because it is probably the most antique to be produced in Italy. Made between the years 1304 and 1309, the book is remarkable for its iconographic invention, which shows the need to make text and image thoroughly complementary.

📹 In this video: Facsimile Edition of Officiolum di Francesco da Barberino published in Italy in 2015.

Francesco da Barberino's Officiolum is a Book of Hours that stands out in the history of the book genre because it is probably the most antique Book of Hours produced in Italy. Made between the years 1304 and 1309, the manuscript is relatively small, measuring only 14 x 10.5 cm. Francesco da Barberi...

29/05/2024

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