La Fenice Antiquaria

Our antiquarian catalogue unfolds as a journey through knowledge and imagination, where text and image, science and poetry, meet across centuries. Illustrated Words opens with the rich visual world of Porcacchi’s so-called Isolario (1562) and Durer’s Della simmetria dei corpi humani (1591), among others. Learned Manuals explore the discipline of knowledge through works like Arabicae Linguae(1650) and the L’Arte dei cenni (1616), where language - spoken or signed - becomes a tool of discovery. Finally, Apollonian Wine and Dionysiac Wine sets reason against revelry, pairing scientific inquiry with folklore and verse to reveal the many ways humans have sought to understand, celebrate, and transform viticulture.