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RARE BOOKS & PRINTS IN VICENZA
Rare books, Remondini prints and old maps in Vicenza
An antiquarian bookshop for old books, maps, botanical prints and original Remondini material in one of Italy’s great historic printing towns.
A few steps from the historic centre, Al Vecchio Libro has dealt in old books and prints since 1995. Its shelves and drawers range from early printed volumes to maps, botanical and decorative prints, with particular depth in Vicenza, Bassano and the Remondini printing dynasty.
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Know before you go
Since 1995 Phone +39 0424 228017 Mobile +39 347 1787862 Email bottega@vecchiolibro.com
About
Al Vecchio Libro has been open since 1995 and specialises in antiquarian and out-of-print books, old prints and curiosities. Its catalogue runs across art, architecture, ceramics, sculpture, history, literature, science and botany, with particular attention to Vicenza and the surrounding territory.
THE STORY
Bassano was once one of Europe’s great printing towns. Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, the Remondini family built what the city museum describes as Europe’s largest printing house, producing books, decorated papers, popular prints, games and optical views that travelled far beyond Italy.
Al Vecchio Libro keeps that paper history within easy reach. Its catalogue contains thousands of antiquarian and out of print titles on art, architecture, ceramics, literature, science, botany and travel, alongside old maps and prints. The current catalogue even includes sixteenth century books, plus a large section devoted to local history.
The Remondini material is the reason to browse slowly. You may find original or later Remondini prints, old views of Bassano, decorative engravings, maps and books connected with the city’s long publishing history. One current catalogue example is an eighteenth century Remondini optical view printed around 1770.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Original Remondini books and prints
Antiquarian and out-of-print books
Old maps and cartography
Botanical and decorative prints
Views of Bassano and Vicenza
Books on local history
Ceramics, art and architecture titles
Twentieth-century graphic works
PAIR IT WITH
Walk a few minutes to Palazzo Sturm, home of the Remondini Print Museum. Its collections include books, decorated papers, popular prints, optical views and thousands of works on paper, including an exceptional group of 214 prints by Albrecht Dürer.
GOOD TO KNOW
This is a working antiquarian bookshop so stock changes constantly. If you are looking for a particular Remondini print, old map or specialist subject, contact the shop before travelling.