Book Vatican A Private Visit to a Secret World: Impossible Collection
Book Vatican A Private Visit to a Secret World: Impossible Collection
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Book Vatican A Private Visit to a Secret World: Impossible collection by Assouline
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More than just an enclave in the city of Rome, the Vatican is a complex city-state that, for many people, still evokes notions of secrecy. The Vatican has always exercised a power of fascination and seduction over us, with its nearly twenty centuries long history, its spirituality, its scandals and its enigmas. As a fantasy world, it has inspired cinematic visions ranging from Federico Fellini's Roma to Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather: Part III and Paolo Sorrentino's The New Pope. But what is the real Vatican?
With nearly three hundred popes and antipopes, not counting a fictional popess, among these figures there are a few saints and many sinners. To borrow an ancient image, the Vatican is like Noah's Ark, containing animals of all kinds, pure and impure. From the early developments of the Roman Catholic Church under Emperor Constantine, to the notorious popes who nonetheless cultivated the artistic flourishing of the Renaissance, to modern pontiffs who must navigate media and issues of social and political sensitivity, the Vatican weathered historical upheavals and religious schisms, gaining unprecedented prestige and carving out a place on the diplomatic scene.
Illustrated with archival images and dramatic photographs, this hand-crafted Ultimate Collection volume features insightful texts from renowned Vatican history journalist Caroline Pigozzi and historian Giovanni Maria Vian, former editor-in-chief of the newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, revealing hidden stories that unfolded in these labyrinthine corridors.
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Details
- 242 pages
- 200 illustrations
- In English language
- Released in December 2022
- L 39.8 x W 47.5 x D 8 cm
- Handcrafted volume in a velvet case with tip-on metal plate
- ISBN: 9781649800404
- 9.7kg
About the Author
Caroline Pigozzi, a former student of the New York University School of Journalism, is a Franco-Italian writer, journalist and senior reporter for Paris Match and vaticologist. Winner of the Mumm Foundation Prize for the written press and recipient of a vermeil medal from the French Academy, she is the author of bestsellers including Le Pape enprivate (Nil), Jacques et Bernadette enprive (Robert Laffont), The Indiscreet Vatican (Plon), The Secret Photos of the Vatican with Giovanni Maria Vian (Gründ, Plon), The Unusual Photos of the Presidents of the Fifth Republic and The Unusual Photos of Charles de Gaulle with Philippe Goulliaud (Gründ-Plon) , François in pocket (Cherche Midi) and Why Them (Plon), translated into several languages.
Giovanni Maria Vian is full professor of patristic philology at La Sapienza University of Rome. A member of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences, Vian also served as editor-in-chief of the Holy See newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, 2007-2018. As a respected scholar, historian, and journalist, Vian has written numerous articles and essays on Christian history and the contemporary papacy for numerous publications, and he has edited texts by Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) and Pope Francis . His recent books include Pablo VI, un cristiano del siglo XX (Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos, 2020), Andare per la Roma dei papi (Il Mulino, 2020) and I libri di Dio: Breve storia dei testi cristiani (Carocci, 2020), translated into French (Salvator, 2022), and Il papa senza corona: Vita e morte di Giovanni Paolo I (Carocci, 2022), translated into Spanish (Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos, 2022).
Craftsmanship
Assouline's ultimate collection is a tribute to the art of luxury bookmaking. Hand-bound using traditional techniques, with hand-stamped color plates on artist-quality paper, each page of this limited edition series bears the unique imprint of the artisan. Covering a range of subjects from jewelry and fashion, to fine art and “impossible collections,” the ultimate collection curates culture from around the world and across the ages. Nestled in linen clamshell boxes, these books attract collectors, lovers of the printed page, and those who devour the culture of our time. Signifying a new level of sophistication for true connoisseurs, these unique books are works of art in their own right.
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