The exhibition of publishing ancient , rich in valuable works selected from about 35 exhibitors, antique experts who specialize in books and prints in period style from every part of Italy , making this appointment a staple within the framework of the antiquarian tradition of the city.
The beautiful book, both ancient and of the twentieth century , the press, is an engraving of the great masters that a map, or again, the letter written by a famous character , are valuable documents .
Italy was for centuries a hub world of printing and Lucca, in particular, has played an important role in this regard , both as a center for the production of the paper , both as an area of birth and development of printing, for example, that Ottaviano Diodati, in the eighteenth century saw out the second edition of the absolute " Encyclopedie " of Diderot and D'Alembert .
CARTA D'EPOCA – vintage paper
Lucca, Agorà
2016 october 15 / 16
admission free