Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare highlight from the volume of the 1789 - wine book.

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  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare highlight from the volume of the 1789 - wine book.
  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare selected detail of the 1789 - wine book.
  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare detail of the 1789 - wine book.
  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare captivating detail of the 1789 - wine book.
  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare fascinating view of the 1789 - wine book.
  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare highlight from the volume of the 1789 - wine book.
  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare highlight from the volume of the 1789 - wine book.
  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare selected detail of the 1789 - wine book.
  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare detail of the 1789 - wine book.
  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare captivating detail of the 1789 - wine book.
  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare fascinating view of the 1789 - wine book.
  • Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza by Riccardi, Padre (Attr.), a rare highlight from the volume of the 1789 - wine book.
Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza

The Many Evils of the Goblet: Wine as Villain in Enlightenment Italy.

Riccardi, Padre (Attr.)

Educazione Fisica Della Figliuolanza
Nella Parte Che Riguarda La Bevanda Ove Si Svelano Anche I Gravissimi Danni, Che Ne Derivano All'Umanità Tanto Nel Fisico Che Nel Morale A Cagion Dell'Uso Del Vino Fatto Per Ordinaria Bevanda, Specialmente In Età Giovanile. Operetta Utile Non Solo Ai Genitori, E Ai Loro Figliuoli, Ma Altresi Agli Educatori, Ai Parochi, E A Chiunque È Preposto Alla Cura Fisica, E Morale Della Gioventù.

1789, Torino, Presso Bernardino Tonso

First Edition

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Overview

Quite rare treatise sitting at the intersection of Catholic morality and early medical discourse, that mixes moral, medical, and practical reflections on child-rearing and the effects of wine on youth.

Inside the book

The present book focuses on the physical and moral education of children, but specifically frames wine as a corrupting, dangerous force, and delivers a fire-and-brimstone description of its effects; Riccardi warns that wine stimulates adolescents to premature sexual activity, offends the nervous system, and even makes man unjust, furious, or at times a killer. It rails against wine as the brain’s capital enemy and likens it to hallucinogenic herbs, claiming it cheers and stupefies. The result isn’t just a temperance treatise, it’s a wildly theatrical snapshot of 18th-century Italian fears about youth, morality, and the body - written by a Minister of the Church.

Why La Fenice chose it

Dramatic, overblown, and absolutely fascinating, this little treatise is a curious counterpoint to Italy’s usual praise of the vine, showing how even in Tuscany (wine’s heartland) there were voices warning that the bottle was as much a threat to morality as it was a toast to conviviality.
Condition Report

Pp. [1] f.e., 120, [2], [1] r.e.

Original plain blue paper binding, with a couple of decorative headpieces, some light foxing; a handsome copy.

Dimensions (inches): 8 x 5 1/4 x 0.3/4
About the author

Attributed to Padre Riccardi by Melzi, G. "Dizionario di opere anonime e pseudonime di scrittori italiani"
Reference: Ricciardi often didn't sign his booklets. ICCU / OPAC SBN attributes the pamphlet to him.

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