Culture – Viterbo – Important operation to valorise old photographs at the paper collectors’ market which will remain open throughout today in Viterbo under the porticoes of Palazzo dei Priori
Virgilio Papini’s funeral procession
Viterbo – (pc) – Important discovery yesterday at PaperOnly, the market dedicated to readers who are passionate about out-of-print books and collectors of only paper material. Numerous black and white photos of Virgilio Papini’s funeral procession carried on the shoulders of the Facchini of Santa Rosa in 1951.
Virgilio Papini’s funeral procession
Virgilio Papini designed his first Macchina di Santa Rosa in 1899. He was the builder for many years and it ended with his death on 6 July 1951. Numerous faces of the porters filmed saddened by the serious loss. A funeral procession that reached on foot outside Porta Fiorentina. This and much more in this extraordinary market: old books, used magazines, traveled postcards, and similar objects. An important work of research, conservation and valorization of important documents otherwise destined for waste. For this reason Paperonly should be considered as a market of high cultural level within an important site such as the porticoes of Palazzo dei Priori.
Virgilio Papini’s funeral procession
On the exhibitors’ stalls you will also be able to find publications of all kinds, books in English, out-of-print texts, postcards, posters, drawings and paintings, stamped envelopes, musical scores, autographed letters, trading cards, comics, vintage magazines, game, banknotes, prints, photographs, catalogs and everything that is made of paper, i.e. cellulose material.
A well-established cultural event that has been held on the last Saturday and Sunday of every month for about nine years, successfully organized by the Take Off cultural association thanks also to the availability of the municipal administration.
Virgilio Papini’s funeral procession
The paper-only market Paperonly is, in each of its editions, a tasty opportunity also for tourists visiting our city who will thus find the town square lively and pleasant. Info: 3382129568.
May 26, 2024
