JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
I've encountered a few items like this in the massive pamphlet collection I purchased years ago--works on building and design in Fascist Italy that happen to be very, well, "lonely". The few examples I've noticed have had a definite definite Rene Magritte qualities--mostly absent of people, spare human touches, and a sense of fear and foreboding. It is hard to imagine that a pamphlet like tonight's entry--La Paviemntazione delle Palestre (Gym Flooring/Pavement) could excite such a variety of observation and emotion, but it does. The cover pretty much confirms this--it is striking, and dark, and maybe even a little vengeful--and all they are talking about is equipping gym floors with linoleum:
Impressionante, vero?
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