by Stefano Salis

It's not common for Italian publishers to gain the spotlight in New York. Yet it happened twice lately. First with a presentation at the Zerilli Marimò Foundation's Italian House, of publisher and typographer Tallone's activities. And then at the Grolier Club, perhaps the most exclusive circle of bibliophiles in the world, where a book from the same publishing house, "12 Poems " by Alfredo De Palchi and illustrated with watercolors by Fulvio Testa, was also presented.

The fact that a small publisher and typographer like Tallone gets so much attention might surprise you, but only to a certain point. The print house in Alpignano, near Turin, is a mecca for bibliophiles from all over the world. Here, Enrico Tallone skillfully continues the craft that his father Alberto learned in his legendary years in Paris, as the apprentice to great typographer Maurice Darantiere.

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Fonte: Italy24

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