Il signor sigaro. Dal toscano agli avana: sceglierli, conservarli, fumarli.

Il catalogo scientifico delle opere dal Medioevo al Settecento del Museo Siviero di Firenze, terzo di una serie dedicata allo studio della collezione, analizza, attraverso una scrupolosa ricerca documentaria, oltre 70 fra sculture, pitture e rilievi. Il volume è introdotto da un saggio che ricostruisce la storia del nucleo specifico e che approfondisce tematiche care a Siviero come il restauro e l’antiquariato. Completano l’opera interviste a personalità dell’arte e una selezione di scritti inediti di Siviero. Firenze, Olschki Ed. 2006, cm.17x24, pp.XII-194 pp.con 73 figg.nt. a col. brossura soprac.fig.a col. Toscana Musei, vol. 5.

Paris, Editions Atlas 2005, cm.23x29,5 pp.238, ill.col. Couverture rigide. Collana Atlas Pratique. Que vous soyez débutant ou amateur déjà éclairé, cet Atlas pratique de la peinture est plus qu'un cours, c'est une véritable méthode, qui, graduellement, fera de vous un artiste capable d'exercer son talent, et d'en retirer joie et fierté ! Il recense en effet tous les équipements nécessaires et les différentes techniques de peinture : la peinture à l'eau, l'aquarelle, la gouache, la peinture à l "huile, les pastels gras, la peinture à l'acrylique. Chaque leçon est expliquée par un pas-à-pas très clair et précis, que vous pouvez naturellement interpréter pour personnaliser votre travail. Réalisez à votre tour de belles compositions, et laissez travaillez votre adresse et votre imagination !

Vienna Schloss Schönbrunn Kultur und Betriebsges 2000, cm.16,5x23, pp.104, brossura cop.fig.a colori Italiano

Periscope Pub 2011, cm.24x31, pp.328, ill.a colori. legatura editoriale cartonata copertina figurata a colori. Best known for its collection of masterpiece paintings, the Gardner Museum is also one of the first museums to include a large quantity of Italian furniture. Ranging from renaissance wedding chests and inlaid credenza to Rococo Venetian pieces of the 18th century, the collection is perhaps the largest of its type in the United States. Although relying upon several advisors for her acquisitions of paintings and sculptures (most famously, Bernard Berenson), Isabella Gardner bought her furniture entirely on her own, recognizing the critical role furniture played in the function and decoration of Italian interiors from the 15th century to the early 19th century. This meticulously designed catalogue includes numerous photographs that focus on individual objects and reveal characteristic forms and styles. Observations made by the museum conversation department about the techniques and materials of the pieces, which differ significantly from furniture of other countries, are also published. Long overlooked, very little has appeared in English on the subject of Italian furniture. Yet, these magnificent objects are finally given the careful study and attention they deserve in this beautifully produced catalogue.