Il Vieusseux Dei Vieusseux: Libri E Lettori Tra Otto E Novecento (1820-1923)

The catalog of the exhibition hosted at Palazzo Corsini Suarez (Florence) from 25 January to 30 June 2020 is an illustrated survey on over one hundred years of history of the Vieusseux Literary Scientific Cabinet, from the arrival in Florence of the founder Giovan Pietro Vieusseux in 1819, up to the years in which the direction was entrusted to his nephew Carlo. Among the many color images, the book displays frontispieces of books and portraits of famous readers and subscribers to the Cabinet who have alternated over the years.