Resource: Club Alpino Italiano: Guida Illustrata del Villaggio e Catalogo dell'Esposizione Alpina. Esposizione Internazionale Torino 1911 (Guide)

Title: Club Alpino Italiano: Guida Illustrata del Villaggio e Catalogo dell'Esposizione Alpina. Esposizione Internazionale Torino 1911
Publication info: Torino: Stamperia Reale G. B. Paravia e Comp, circa 1911
Original Mode of Expressions: Print
Physical description: Good conservation state. The Guide is composed of 84 pages and a map, and measures 11 X 18 cm.
Descriptive note: This illustrated guide includes a preface authored by the President of the C.A.I. of Turin, Luigi Cibrario, who also served as the President for the Alpine Village and Alpine Exhibits at the Turin 1911 exposition. The volume's general introduction replicates the introduction included in the volume entitled Turinetto Soprano.
Additional sections include lists detailing the participation of local (city and regional) Alpine Clubs. A section is devoted to the explorations of Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of the Abruzz, while the other describe typical exhibits of alpine wares, tools, and equipment as well as displays of photos, sketches, and paintings devoted to the Alpine regions.
Subjects: Contemporary culture, Architectural structure
Holding Repository: Biblioteca Nazionale del Club Alpino Italiano Sezione di Torino