Nicola Luciano Cipriani, Ketty Borgogno, Stefano Proserpio
Country: Italy
Authors: Nicola Luciano Cipriani, Ketty Borgogno, Stefano Proserpio
Title in the original language: Enciclopedia dei Castelli d’Italia, 3 vols
Title translated into English: Encyclopaedia from the ‘Castles of Italy’ series, 3 vols
Publisher: The authors
Year of publication: 2022
Number of pages: 630 (3 vols)
Price: 80 €
Main language: Italian
Short Description: Volume 0 provides a brief overview of the history, background and characteristics of the subjects depicted on the stamps and postmark designs of the Castles series. Volume 1, ‘The Series’, presents these stamps and postal stationery: the stamps themselves, the engravers, sketches and proofs, the subjects, ministerial decrees and bulletins, maximum cards, first-day covers, first-day and event cancellations, philatelic sheets, cards and booklets, as well as oddities and curiosities. Volume 2 covers the printing presses, the methods used, the printing process, the paper, fluorescence, watermarks and perforators. A further four volumes are planned.
Where to order: enciclopediacastelli@gmail.com