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Pacem te poscimus omnes

Title
Pacem te poscimus omnes / Jacobi Manzù tabulae ; Julii Andreotti auspicium ; documenta: Giovanni Paolo II, Francesco Cossiga, Ronald Reagan, Michael Gorbaciov, Perez de Cuellar, Philip Habib, Madre Teresa, Perez Esquivel, Edward Teller, Antonino Zichichi, P. Dirac, P.L. Kapitza, Victor F. Weisskopf, Lisbet Palme, Abdus Salam, Tsang Dao Lee, Carlo Bo, Hiroo Kanamori, Erich Steingräber, John Woodhouse, Giacomo Manzù.
Author
Manzù, Giacomo, 1908-1991
Publication
Roma : Il Cigno-Edizioni d'arte, Editrice Galileo Galilei, [1988?]

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. Ital. 1988 16-30Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Andreotti, Giulio
  • John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005
  • Cossiga, Francesco
  • Reagan, Ronald
  • Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022
  • Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier, 1920-
  • Habib, Philip Charles, 1920-1992
  • Teresa, Mother, 1910-1997
  • Pérez Esquivel, Adolfo
  • Teller, Edward, 1908-2003
  • Zichichi, Antonino
  • Dirac, P. A. M. (Paul Adrien Maurice), 1902-1984
  • Kapit︠s︡a, P. L. (Petr Leonidovich), 1894-1984
  • Weisskopf, Victor Frederick, 1908-2002
  • Palme, Lisbet, 1931-2018
  • Salam, Abdus, 1926-1996
  • Lee, T. D., 1926-2024
  • Bo, Carlo, 1911-2001
  • Kanamori, Hiroo, 1936-
  • Steingräber, Erich
  • Woodhouse, John (John Henry)
  • Italy. Ministero degli affari esteri, commissioning body
  • Associazione bancaria italiana, commissioning body
  • Confederazione generale dell'industria italiana, commissioning body
  • Istituto per la ricostruzione industriale (Italy), commissioning body
  • Cigno Galileo Galilei (Firm), publisher
Description
44 folded sheets (174 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (some color); 51 cm
Summary
Consists of 44 bifolia; the first and last are single, the others make up 21 four-leaf gatherings. First bifolium contains title page and a blank leaf. Each of the first twenty 4-leaf gatherings contains a text by one of the contributors (the "Erice statement" issued jointly by Zichichi, Dirac and Kapit︠s︡a is in a single gathering), reproduced in the original language in engraved facsimile of handwriting and/or typescript, with, on facing page, a full-page photolithographic reproduction of a drawing by Manzù; contains also a biographical note, a note on the drawing and a transcription or translation of the text, with all letterpress in Italian and English; on first recto is the contributor's name and a reproduction of a larger version of the cover bas-relief. Last 4-leaf gathering is titled "Authentica" and contains a Manzù drawing, facsimile autographs of the participants and the colophon. Last bifolium contains image of the Manzù sculpture known as "Mother and child," presented to the United Nations in 1989, and information on the "Comitato promatore, Promoting committee" and list of sponsoring bodies. Title page and colophon printed in dark red. Bifolia with illustrations bear two blind stamps: "Acquatinta eau-forte etching gravure" (page 2, lower left) and "Manzu Pacem te poscimus omnes" (page 3, lower right).
Alternative Title
  • Praeclara ex toto orbe documenta
  • Erice statement.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Metal.
  • Sculpture.
  • Bas-reliefs – Italy – 20th century.
Note
  • "Questo volume è stato realizzato dalla Stamperia d'arte 'Il Cigno' di Roma in numero di 200 esemplari tirati su carta filigranata speciale per incisioni con il procedimento dell'acquaforte e dell'acquatinta su torchi a mano. I disegni di Giacomo Manzù sono stati stampati in tipolitografia. Fa parte integrante dell'opera, con la stessa numerazione, un bassorilievo appositamente eseguito per questa edizione dal maestro Giacomo Manzù"--Colophon.
  • "Praeclara ex toto orbe documenta"--Covers.
  • Several of the included texts are dated 1987; latest date is December 1987 (Javier Pérez de Cuéllar).
  • "Collaborazione dell'International Committee 'Science for Peace,' Raccolta Amici di Manzù, Galleria d'arte moderna di Roma"--Page 170.
  • "Opera realizzata su iniziativa del Ministero degli affari esteri, ABI, Confindustria ed IRI"--Page 173.
Language (note)
  • Title in Latin. Texts by contributors in various languages. Remainder of textual content in Italian and English.
Binding (note)
  • Issued unbound, in vellum paper covers, in half dark brown leather and decorative paper boards with bas-relief by Manzù (image of a mother holding up a child) mounted on front cover; in decorative paper-covered slipcase.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. Ital. 1988 16-30
OCLC
21986929
Author
Manzù, Giacomo, 1908-1991, artist, author.
Title
Pacem te poscimus omnes / Jacobi Manzù tabulae ; Julii Andreotti auspicium ; documenta: Giovanni Paolo II, Francesco Cossiga, Ronald Reagan, Michael Gorbaciov, Perez de Cuellar, Philip Habib, Madre Teresa, Perez Esquivel, Edward Teller, Antonino Zichichi, P. Dirac, P.L. Kapitza, Victor F. Weisskopf, Lisbet Palme, Abdus Salam, Tsang Dao Lee, Carlo Bo, Hiroo Kanamori, Erich Steingräber, John Woodhouse, Giacomo Manzù.
Imprint
Roma : Il Cigno-Edizioni d'arte, Editrice Galileo Galilei, [1988?]
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
volume
Local Note
Spencer Coll. copy is no. CXV/CC.
Language
Title in Latin. Texts by contributors in various languages. Remainder of textual content in Italian and English.
Binding
Issued unbound, in vellum paper covers, in half dark brown leather and decorative paper boards with bas-relief by Manzù (image of a mother holding up a child) mounted on front cover; in decorative paper-covered slipcase.
Place of Publication
Italy Rome.
Added Author
Andreotti, Giulio, writer of preface.
John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005, author.
Cossiga, Francesco, author.
Reagan, Ronald, author.
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022, author.
Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier, 1920- author.
Habib, Philip Charles, 1920-1992, author.
Teresa, Mother, 1910-1997, author.
Pérez Esquivel, Adolfo, author.
Teller, Edward, 1908-2003, author.
Zichichi, Antonino, author.
Dirac, P. A. M. (Paul Adrien Maurice), 1902-1984, author.
Kapit︠s︡a, P. L. (Petr Leonidovich), 1894-1984, author.
Weisskopf, Victor Frederick, 1908-2002, author.
Palme, Lisbet, 1931-2018, author.
Salam, Abdus, 1926-1996, author.
Lee, T. D., 1926-2024 author.
Bo, Carlo, 1911-2001, author.
Kanamori, Hiroo, 1936- author.
Steingräber, Erich, author.
Woodhouse, John (John Henry), author.
Italy. Ministero degli affari esteri, commissioning body.
Associazione bancaria italiana, commissioning body.
Confederazione generale dell'industria italiana, commissioning body.
Istituto per la ricostruzione industriale (Italy), commissioning body.
Cigno Galileo Galilei (Firm), publisher.
Added Title
Erice statement.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. Ital. 1988 16-30
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