To celebrate the 90th birthday of Giampiero Bozzacchi, one of the greatest Italian experts in book restoration and in the history of artifacts and binding techniques from the Mediterranean area, Western but also Islamic and Ethiopian, we decided to bring together all his writings, still today an absolute reference for archaeological and technical studies on books, in a volume, which will be released within the year, entitled: Piero 90! Complete edition of Giampiero Bozzacchi’s writings on the history of book restoration and binding techniques, edited by Paolo Crisostomi and Chiara Faia, published by Vecchiarelli Editore.
On his birthday, September 24, the Tabula Gratulatoria, contained in the upcoming volume, will be presented at the Salone Vanvitelliano of the Biblioteca Angelica in Rome, where the greetings of “friends” with whom the Maestro shared work, experiences and teachings have been gathered. Together gathered in a collective embrace to celebrate a great milestone achieved and to express, once again, a feeling of esteem, affection, gratitude for his contribution, human and professional, to the history of book restoration in Italy.