  |
|
 |
Raffaele D'Ambra
NAPLES OF ANCIENT TIMES CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VOLUME 600 PAGES, 33 x 44 SIZE PHOTOS, ILLUSTRATED WITH 118 FULL PAGE CROMO-LITHOGRAPHIES, BINDED IN CANVAS WITH SPINE IN LEATHER , ENGRAVED IN GOLD. PRESENTED IN AN ELEGANT CASKET WITH A PRODUCTION OF ONLY 1600 COPIES, EACH NUMBERED BY HAND, ELEVEN DEDICATED “AD PERSONAM”. DISTRIBUTED ESCLUSIVELY BY UTET |
| Atanasio Mozzillo |
INTRODUCTION |
| Franco Mancini |
CRITICAL REVISION |
| Franco Strazzullo |
COMMENT ON RAFFAELE D’AMBRA AND THE RESTORATION OF THE SOCIETY
|
INTEGRAL REPRODUCION OF THE VOLUME BY RAFFAELE D’AMBRA, NAPLES
|
IN 1989 THE PRESS IGNORED THE CENTENARY OF “NAPLES OF ANCIENT TIMES”. NOT EVEN ONE HISTORIAN REMEMBERED THIS IMPORTANT EDITORIAL WORK WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE RESTORATION OF NAPLES. ALL OF THEM INCLUDING JOURNALISTS, POLITICIANS AND URBANISTS WERE INTENT ON DISCUSSING THE FUTURE OF NAPLES. THAT IS WHY I AM WRITING ABOUT RAFFAELE D’AMBRA ON THE CENTENARY OF HIS DEATH (1892) BOTH BECAUSE I AM A MEMBER OF THE PONTENIANA ACCADEMY AND ALSO TO ADHERE TO THE REQUEST OF MY FRIEND FRANCO DI MAURO. IT IS NOT A “RE-DISCOVERY” OR A “REVIVAL” OF “NAPLES OF ANCIENT TIMES” BUT A REPRINT IN MEMORY OF RAFFAELE D’AMBRA ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. A BOOK WHICH ENVOKES IN THE NEAPOLITAN PEOPLE A STRONG FEELING OF BELONGING AS EACH PAGE IS TURNED AND THE EYE FALLS ON MONUMENTS, ENVIRONMENTS AND LONG LOST ITINERIES. Franco Strazzullo |