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Celebrating One Hundred Years of Libreria Pregliasco - A Video Review

In 2011 Italy celebrates its 150th anniversary of its unification, while one of Italy's most famous rare bookshops celebrates its 100th anniversary. The Italian Academy of Art in New York honoured both events with a "Colazione Letteraria" on April 8 , 2011, including lectures by David Freedberg, Professor of Art History at Columbia University, and Umberto Pregliasco who recounted the remarkable history of the Libreria Pregliasco which he now runs in the third generation. Watch the video on Vimeo.
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In 2011 Italy celebrates its 150th anniversary of its unification, while one of Italy’s most famous rare bookshops celebrates its 100th anniversary. The Italian Academy of Art in New York honoured both events with a "Colazione Letteraria" on April 8 , 2011, including lectures by David Freedberg, Professor of Art History at Columbia University, and Umberto Pregliasco who recounted the remarkable history of the Libreria Pregliasco which he now runs in the third generation.

>>> Watch the video on Vimeo.

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