{"product_id":"posters-speed-in-italian-advertising-1890-1955-hardcover","title":"Posters: Speed in Italian Advertising 1890-1955 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDario Cimorelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnna Villari\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAutomobile posters from the golden age of Italian advertisement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePosters: Speed in Italian Advertising 1890-1955\u003c\/i\u003e collects the graphic evidence of a fundamental truth of the early 20th century: Europe found itself moving, all of a sudden, at a new speed. Modernity was aggressive, self-assured and fast. In Italy, a riot of posters and advertisements trumpeted steamships, locomotives, airplanes and unimaginably fast communication over long distances. The undisputed protagonist of this acceleration was the automobile, the \"vehement god of a race of steel\" (as Filippo Marinetti put it), celebrated in both popular and \"high\" culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe latest in Silvana's series on the golden age of Italian poster design, \u003ci\u003eSpeed in Italian Advertising\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a substantial collection of Italian posters related to the automobile, bearing witness to the explosion of new forms, new objects and new customs it offered to enthusiastic consumers and anxious observers alike.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 11.3 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769685147936,"sku":"9788836632978","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/412e25c1bbc13c327a7be90bed937028.webp?v=1780353437","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/posters-speed-in-italian-advertising-1890-1955-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}