ESOF2010 was fun, but I couldn't resist catching a few afternoons out, first around the city of Turin, then one in the foothills of the beautiful Piedmont to visit the famed centuries old Tallone Press, and another dashing a dinner appointment in Milan with a scientist friend!
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| The City of Turin |
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| Caval d'Brons (Bronze Horse) statue in the Piazza San Carlo |
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| A Turin sunset |
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| Chiesa della Gran Madre di Dio |
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| The River Po |
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| At Tallone Press - Inking the type |
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| Rolling the paper Proof |
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| The Proof! |
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| Bound Typeset, detail |
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| Gregorian Chant, typeset note by note, bar by bar |
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| Pablo Neruda, awaiting handstitch binding |
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| Mr Enrico Tallone shows us the artisanal hand-made paper used in the printing |
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| Quality An-hui paper made during the Qing Dynasty, stocked by his great-grandfather, and used for their books today |
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| Bound - the final product, lovingly crafted. A object of art. |
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| Duomo di Milano (Milan Cathedral) |
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| Milan's fashion focal point - the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II |
One of these kids, is doing its own thing...
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| Polymath Leonardo Da Vinci |
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| Teatro alla Scala |
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| Courtesy shot for Kiong |
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