Gaeta - A Peek Into the Past

Nicola PhD Tarallo

Description

The collection comprises 165 postcards of Gaeta with views of the city from the years preceding World War II up through the 1960s, which belonged to the author's grandfather, Nicola Magliocca, an accomplished and beloved Gaetano. There are also reproductions of the paintings of artist Carlo Bossoli depicting the siege of Gaeta (1860-1861).

Sujets

• Exhibitions
• Catalogs
• Collections
• Art

Informations

• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 21 février 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781456604639
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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GAETA
 
A Peek into the Past
 
 
A collection of antique postcards
 
NICOLA TARALLO
 
 
 


Copyright 2011 Nicola Tarallo, All rights reserved.
 
 
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-0463-9
 
 
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PREFACE
As I do most days, I visit Nonna Maria. This time, she has a little surprise for me. She shows me a cookie box, and tells me it contains a collection of old postcards of Gaeta that Nonno Nicola had collected for years.
 
Intrigued, I open the box and see about 20 envelopes, each filled with postcards. Each envelope is perfectly tied with string, which is no surprise, since Nonno was incredibly precise and orderly. A note on each envelope indicates how many cards it contains and what they represent.
 
I open one envelope and begin to look at it: amazing! The cards are beautiful! I admire them for hours, while Nonna comments on the images of Gaeta in an earlier age. Nonno Nicola has also noted the date and a description on the back of each card. Nonna says that Nonno wanted them to go to Nicolino.
 
Now that I have them, I never tire of admiring them; they help me understand the history of my city and how Gaeta has changed in the last few decades. I hope you enjoy looking at this collection!
 
 
NICOLA TARALLO
 
SIEGE OF GAETA 1860 - 1861
The fortress of Gaeta was the last refuge of Francis II of Bourbon , King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . In Gaeta he put forth a vigorous resistance to the advancing Piedmontese Army . The surrender of  Gaeta on February 13, 1861 proclaimed the end of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies and the birth of the Kingdom of Italy . These postcards reproduce the paintings of Carlo Bossoli.
 

Storming of Mola di Gaeta (3 november 1860)
 

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