Foreword

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:34:14 +0000
Num. 32

This issue covers a wide range of topics that are as intriguing as they are diverse. In addition to the fabled splendour of the Ferrara Renaissance period, the articles also deal with topics that are less well known, but equally interesting. Starting with the books: from the historical purchase of the famous Savonarola bible, now a prized possession of the Ariostea Library, to a review of Nebbia by Andrea Veronese, a Ferrara writer, and an analysis of the "swindlers' dinner" from Il Mulino del Po by Bacchelli. We then quickstep our way into the memories of many of our readers, who danced in the locales in vogue between the nineteen hundreds and the present day. We then touch on developments in the research of the Costabili Collection. Staying in the world of art, Andrea Marchesi gives an account of the complex study of a bust of Ercole II; Micaela Torboli provides a new interpretation of a well known, controversial picture by Girolamo da Carpi, and Paolo Cenci helps us re-discover an unusual geometrical structure in a Ferrara fresco dating from the XIII century. This multifaceted issue also contains articles on meteorites, nervous disorders, the Ferrara dialect, the cinema, science from times past and youthful memories. Finally, it reports on the Cassa di Risparmio and Foundation general meetings, including the reappointment of the senior figures and the board of directors: Sergio Lenzi took over from Alfredo Santini as chairman of the bank, and Piero Puglioli took over from Sergio Lenzi at the Foundation. New developments as the wheels spin round, but hopefully Ferrara will continue to act as the focal point. The organisational structure of the magazine has not changed, from the editor to the secretary.