1861 The Roots of Freedom - Utet

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, UTET, the publishing house that has contributed significantly to the diffusion of culture and language in our country, today presents its new cultural project aimed at promoting the history and national historical and documentary heritage.

This iconic volume retraces an era, allowing us to relive the atmosphere of those crucial years for Italy through the vision of highly valuable historical images drawn from prestigious national archives. This is a valuable volume worthy of the value of what it celebrates: the regained freedom of our people.

Professor Giuseppe Galasso wrote an essay exclusively for volume 1861, entitled “The Value of an Anniversary,” which discusses the value and importance today of celebrating the Unification of our country.

The volume retraces, through three major sections, the major events that led to the unification of Italy between 1859 and 1861. Through a rich, detailed, and spectacular display of reproductions of iconographic documents of notable historical value, from the prestigious National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento in Turin, visitors can relive the atmosphere and atmosphere of those years: places, heroes, and battles, the lives of kings and people, major events and daily life, society and culture.

Over 150 images in total, including reproductions of paintings, official documents, drawings, posters, lithographs, newspapers, and period photographs. The visual journey is accompanied by a text by Professor Umberto Levra, Professor of History of the Risorgimento at the University of Turin and President of the Museo del Risorgimento. Each chapter opens with a historical introduction to the period covered, then moves on to in-depth focuses, "told" through the images and accompanying captions.

Technical features:
– Precious volume in a limited and numbered edition of 599 unique copies in the world, of which 499 with Arabic numerals, 90 with Roman numerals, 10 not for sale
– Large format 40x40 cm with over 200 pages in total
– Leather cover with gold-colored blind stamping on the front and spine
– Fine 200 gram Tintoretto paper
– Elegant silk-screened box with gold-coloured hot stamping
– Rich and spectacular iconographic apparatus of over 150 images consisting of iconographic documents from the National Museum of the Risorgimento in Turin including reproductions of paintings, prints, lithographs of the period
– Handwritten volume numbering

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