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Maria Giovanna Maestrelli
Angelo Pontecorboli Editore

Umberto Baldini, Pietro Alessandro Vigato
Edizioni Polistampa Firenze

This work is the result of a common effort carried out between scientists and enterprises: it is a significant example of what should be done all over the world when we deal with Cultural Heritage artefacts. The chapters of this book represent the various aspects of the work carried out on the mural paintings of Casa Vasari and show how accurately and precisely an artefact can be analyzed. Many scientists gave an important contribute to this work: from a chemical approach to a managerial one. An interdisciplinary work to understand, conserve and promote the frescoes of the great hall of Casa Vasari. Contributors: Baldini U., Becherini F., Bernardi A., Bianchin S., Bonaduce I., Botticelli G., Botticelli S., Calicchia P., Campani E., Cannelli G. B., Capitani D., Cappellini V., Casellato U., Casoli A., Chiavari G., Colombini M.P., Del Mastio A., De Rosa A., Nozzoli A., Prati S., Presciutti F., Proietti N., Rosina E., Rossi E., Segre A. L., Vigato P. A. English text.

Michael F. Ashby, Kara Johnson
Elsevier Science

Materials are the stuff of design. From the very beginning of human history, materials have been taken from the natural world and shaped, modified, and adapted for everything from primitive tools to modern electronics. This renowned book by noted materials engineering author Mike Ashby and industrial designer Kara Johnson explores the role of materials and materials processing in product design, with a particular emphasis on creating both desired aesthetics and functionality. The new edition features even more of the highly useful "materials profiles" that give critical design, processing, performance and applications criteria for each material in question. The reader will find information ranging from the generic and commercial names of each material, its physical and mechanical properties, its chemical properties, its common uses, how it is typically made and processed, and even its average price. And with improved photographs and drawings, the reader is taken even more closely to the way real design is done by real designers, selecting the optimum materials for a successful product.

• The best guide ever published on the on the role of materials, past and present, in product development, by noted materials authority Mike Ashby and professional designer Kara Johnson--now with even better photos and drawings on the Design Process
• Significant new section on the use of re-cycled materials in products, and the importance of sustainable design for manufactured goods and services
• Enhanced materials profiles, with addition of new materials types like nanomaterials, advanced plastics and bio-based materials

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Luigi Ballerini
Marsilio

"È un procedimento complesso quello che Ballerini attua nel mettere in forma un testo, tanto ricco di proposizioni e insegnamenti, quanto contenuto nell'estensione della sua stesura, che si sviluppa addizionando una considerevole densità di concetti e attraverso un esercizio irto di difficoltà che è inusuale reperire nei territori praticati dalla critica d'arte attitrée. È una scrittura petrosa quella che Ballerini ci dispensa, restia a rendersi da subito facilmente abbordabile, quanto, piuttosto, vocata a rivolgersi ad un uditorio scelto, cosciente di dover parlare a pochi attrezzati lettori; nella piena consapevolezza che, operando con la parola, la critica deve lavorare sulla parola, e quindi rinnovare il proprio lessico, inventare un proprio linguaggio, senza troppo preoccuparsi o, per meglio dire, prima di preoccuparsi, dell'accessibilità del risultato e della sua maggiore o minore difficoltà [...]. Ogni saggio di questo libro dà prova tangibile della volontà dell'autore di uscire dai canoni, di infrangere schemi, di creare spiazzamenti. Si manifesta con una strategia molto elaborata, ma diretta sempre ad un unico fine: rallentare il cammino di avvicinamento all'opera, in modo che essa si riveli gradualmente e appaia in tutta la sua potenza, solo quando sia sufficientemente ricca la dote del pellegrino [...]. Ballerini non è un critico d'arte professionale; egli è invece un poeta, attratto dalle arti visive e ammaliato da quella contemporanea (la scultura e la pittura, principalmente), che corteggia con elegante passione e di cui volentieri scrive, con risultati di eccellente rilievo." (dal saggio introduttivo di Pier Giovanni Castagnoli).

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Alberto Roatti, Stefano Verrina
Planetario

Martin Kemp, Pascal Cotte
Hodder & Stoughton

In October 2009, a major artwork by Leonardo da Vinci was uncovered. The 500 year-old portrait is one of the most extraordinary discoveries of our time. This is the story of how a team of experts - led by Professor Martin Kemp -pieced together the evidence, detailed historical research and technical analysis to follow a trail that leads back to the 15th Century. There is an element of mystery and an aura of mystical glamour that surrounds Leonardo. So when news of the discovery broke, it was met with astonishment, even disbelief. Here was a new work of art by a genius who left us astonishingly few - no more than a handful. Martin Kemp takes us on a journey of discovery recounting the steps he and Pascal Cotte took in authenticating the painting including the use of forensic methods usually reserved for criminal investigation. He recounts how experts matched a fingerprint found on La Bella Principessa to the great Renaissance master. This discovery throws new light on Leonardo da Vinci and his world. We learn the story of the girl who inspired the painting. The sitter, a beautiful young girl, displays a sense of melancholy and strength, a tender and fragile beauty. But who is she?By far the most likely candidate is the illegitimate daughter of Duke Ludovico Sforza. Martin Kemp tells, too, the tragic story of this princess who was to die when she was just fourteen years old. Previously changing hands for just GBP12,000, the painting is now thought to be worth something in the region of GBP150 million. As 'La Bella Principessa' (The Beautiful Princess) finally goes on display to the world, the people responsible for proving it is one of Leonardo da Vinci's tell the story of its discovery. Superbly researched and richly illustrated, La Bella Principessa reveals the Renaissance and its great master

Gino Traversi
Giuseppe Caruso Editore

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Luca Stoppini, Mariuccia Casadio
Skira Editore

Antonio Manfredi
All'insegna del pesce d'oro

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ISAL Istituto per la Storia dell'Arte Lombarda