Product Description
Travel Italia is a must-have gift for anyone interested in Italy or in the art and design of the poster. Organized by region, it features Italy’s foremost tourist destinations by drawing on an unparalleled collection of over 150 vintage posters and paintings from 1920 through 1960 commissioned by the Italian National Tourism Agency.
Each vibrantly colored, hand-rendered poster design features a particular destination, ranging from the main art cities (such… More >>
Travel Italia: The Golden Age of Italian Travel Posters
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#1 by ANTONIO R. on April 6, 2010 - 12:45 pm
The perfect book of its type.
The only room for improvement
is to add at least 50 pages.
Despite Amazon’s inability to provide my correct
shipping address again (no explanation given) the
seller re-shipped… very wise and helpful seller.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Clarence Tyner III on April 6, 2010 - 3:44 pm
If you enjoy vintage travel posters and Italy – this book will be perfect. NIce layout – most of the posters are a nice size on each page, not postage stamp size – good color.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Ms. K. Saboe on April 6, 2010 - 5:41 pm
A really gorgeous, beautiful book full of wonderful romantic images.It is also very informative with information about the various artists and techniques used.Every page reveals yet another enticing invitation and the colours are rich and vibrant.The book really surpassed my expectations.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Chapps on April 6, 2010 - 8:21 pm
It doesn’t get any better than this. These posters were all produced to create an emotional response in the viewer – and they clearly still have that power. Many of these images make you want to step into the scenes they portray, back into a time before WWII, or just after that great war when women all looked like Sophia Loren or Gina Lollabrigida (or strived to), and all the men looked like Rossano Brazzi. The romance of the lake district, of the Amalfi Coast, of the ruins in Rome … all surprisingly free of people, just waiting for you to enjoy. As a designer, these posters really get my creative juices flowing. The curves, the blocks of color, the bold vertical lines – some art deco examples make you want to cry, they’re so good. And all very Italian.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Cristiano Andreotti on April 6, 2010 - 9:46 pm
This is one of the best collection of period posters I have seen in years. It helps the fact that the subject is Italy, with its beautiful sites, but the selection clearly shows the impeccable taste of its author, who is, not by accident, a designer himself. What’s really interesting also is that you’ll learn about places you probably never heard of before, so it works as a travel guide as well! A great gift for for art and travel enthusiasts.
Rating: 5 / 5