An unusual book to stir the emotions. Page by page the “Italy Show” passes before our very eyes with its charmed scenery from sunrise to sunset and on into the magical illumination of the night. Historic buildings, a testimony to the ingenuity of its people, and multifaceted towns and villages are here in glorious profusion, like the colours of an artist-poet’s palette. The result is a record of an Italy that is both solemn and secret, often far from the classic itineraries, confiding in a thirst for knowledge which is increasingly widespread.
The pictures, elegant and imaginative, immortalised by the camera of Gianfranco Bracci and other famous photographers, enable us to revisit those places connected to our past as part of our most treasured memories, discover unknown sights and scenes and, with admiration and a desire for understanding, fix them in our minds.