Rome Eternal City Book

Roma, published by D’ORO Collection in 2000, is the new edition – entirely handmade in numbered copies - of the first publication which dates back to 1984. The Volume is a collection of writings by eight Italian 20^th century intellectuals who are regarded as the greatest experts in Latin literature. An overview on Rome from the early Christian age to the modern 20^th century from a historical, cultural and artistic perspective (English translation available upon request).
The text includes a preface by Ettore Paratore and 6 chapters written by different authors. Roma Paleocristiana by Carlo Belli; Via Margutta by Salvato Cappelli; La Rocca Irripetibile by Emilio Cavaterra; Il Gran Lume della Poesia Romanesca by Giuseppe D’Arrigo; Volo su Roma by Fabrizio Sarazani and Roma nel XX secolo by Ugo Spirito.
This exquisite 234-page book is part of an exclusive series of 1999 numbered volumes entirely hand-made and printed on a 220 gr/mq paper. The binding is executed by hand using red-dyed leather and the finest Italian silk. The two covers are in leather with a central hand-made bas-relief in copper with a gold finish and it is adorned with 75 incisions and 15 lithographies depicting the city.