Book
Emozioni e ricordi
Emozioni e Ricordi
Holy cards from XVII to XX century
by Flavio Cammarano
and Pino Pellegrino
Mario Astegiano publisher
167 color-photographies
135 pages (Italian only)
8,6 x 9,4 inches (21,9 x 24 cm.)
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This book
give a short history of holy cards
and the many different varieties,
periods, and regions.
The book begins with Anvers engravings
on parchment paper and on regular paper.
It continues on to explain
the complexities of the “Canivets”,
the French holy cards
with paper lace borders
and it is also divided
according to their prospective publisher.
Also, this book touches on the subject
of holy cards that are from Prague’s
and italian “Santini”.
Finishing with holy cards
that has an Art Nouveau style.
There is a very useful dictionary
for technical terminology
at the end of the book.
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by Flavio Cammarano
and Pino Pellegrino
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