Borrowed from the Roman Empire and applied to every item of Fascist propaganda, letterforms and inscriptions carried messages – in public space, they were powerful tools to get control over the masses.
Finally, we’ve got our hands on #ARCHIGRAPHIÆ. Rationalist Lettering and Architecture in Fascist Rome. It is a publication by écal, edited by Matthieu Cortat e Davide Fornari, which includes texts by Gianluca Camillini, Jonathan Pierini, Chiara Barbieri, Paul Shaw, Alessandra Tarquini and Carlo Vinti.
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Prese in prestito dall’impero Romano e applicate alla propaganda fascista, le lettere comunicavano messaggi — nello spazio pubblico ebbero un ruolo fondamentale per il controllo delle masse.
Finalmente è arrivato ARCHIGRAPHIÆ. Architettura e Iscrizioni Razionaliste nella Roma Fascista, pubblicata da ECAL/Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne e curata da Matthieu Cortat e Davide Fornari, con testi di Gianluca Camillini, Jonathan Pierini, Chiara Barbieri, Paul Shaw, Alessandra Tarquini and Carlo Vinti.
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