Edizioni Il Salabue
THE GUITAR
FOUR CENTURIES OF MASTERPIECES
Exhibition of instruments from the 17th to the 20th centuries
Alessandria, Palazzo del Monferrato
Seventy exceptional guitars dating from
the 17th to the 20th centuries,
from museums and private
collections throughout Europe, have been
chosen for this significant exhibition
that will take place
in Alessandria
(NW Italy) in autumn 2008.
Edizioni Il Salabue
Publishing house specialised in producing
and printing art books dedicated to violin making.
The company was founded with
the intent of promoting Piedmontese violin making, and combines editorial activities
with organising shows and exhibitions
of bowed and plucked stringed musical instruments.
The first volume of the series Piedmontese Violin Making, published in 1999 and dedicated to the great twentieth-century violin maker Annibale Fagnola, won the Italian National Contest for the best quality of printing, and an award in Paris in 2000.
