History of the House of Liberty

Liberty House is a publishing house, founded in Ferrara in January 1986 by Lucio Scardino (art historian, poet and writer, born in 1957), in 25 years he published more than 300 volumes.
Particularly interested in the study of Ferrarese the last two centuries, the "Liberty House" has published numerous exhibition catalogs and artists, monographs, unpublished inventories of collections, but also literary and cinema, as well as film scripts.

In the last two decades, almost always in collaboration with Antonio p. Torre, is a former employee Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, and then Professor of the Academy, specializing in the scripts about recovery and artistic technique.
He has published books about the history so that the restoration, monographs on restaurateurs, constitutes, recipes of the first edition of the XV-XX and the revival of theoretical texts and manuals (are of particular importance that Cennino Cennino and Gaetano Previati).

So, published many biographical folders dedicated to painters and sculptors of the 20th century Tuscan and a large dictionary of painters of the Italian restaurateurs from 1750 to 1950.
We propose here a sixty titles (many of which are now sold out) offered to the reader with a discount of 20% for the price.

Anyone interested in receiving a good book can send a request by mail: estense57@libero.it and then the Publisher will send them to him with a parcel, 6 € for the envelope add shipping and handling charges. Payment is cash on delivery, upon delivery of the package.

Here are some of the most recent published works:

The collection of Tassini Macalli (2011)
Edited by Lucio Scardino.
Catalogue of an exhibition held in the Gallery "The Rivelino" of Ferrara in March 2011
Size 21 x 15 cm, pp. 48, with illustrations.

Retrospective exhibition of the painter Edgardo Rossaro (1882-1972) (2011)
Edited by Elio Vitali, with lyrics by Mario and Antonio p. Gallotta Torcal
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art School "dosso dossi" in Ferrara in February-March 2011
Size 20 x 20 cm, pp. 60, with illustrations.

Giuseppe Inzerillo
A Palace, a club and a long history of Ferrara-of abundance of oaks, and then Federico Zamorani (2011)
Size 21 x 21 cm, pp. 84, with illustrations.

Arrigo Minerbi
Letters all'Immaginifico Commander (with 6 letters of Gabriele D'Annunzio) (2011)
By Chiara Forlani. Introduction by Lucio Scardino.
Size 20 x 15 cm, 72 pp., with illustrations.

The site is visible at the following address: Liberty House Editrice
A list of published works: Pubblications

Lucio Scardino, an art historian, editor, writer and collector specializing in the publication of art books.