Ennio Rossignoli (2 results)
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Seller: Studio Bibliografico Adige, Trento, TN, ItalyStudio Bibliografico Adige
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157 p., 24 cm, bross.
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- First Edition
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversized paperback, fully bilingual (Italian & English), 168 pages, illustrated throughout, NOT ex-library. Creased spine, else very good: book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. -- This commemorative monograph is both a sociologi…cal history of the Ampezzo Valley and a corporate biography of the Palace Hotel Cristallo, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the heart of the Dolomites (a UNESCO World Heritage site) in Northern Italy. The book blends archival documentation with a narrative of alpine luxury. It traces the hotel's evolution from its 1902 opening by Giuseppe Menardi to its acquisition and revival by the Gualandi family in the late 20th century. Historical Epochs: Covers the transition from 19th-century mountaineering and peasant culture to the "roaring twenties," the impact of the 1956 Winter Olympics, and the mass tourism of the 1980s. The "Zauberberg" Motif: Explores Cortina as an "enchanted mountain" for the global elite, featuring anecdotes of kings, princes, and film stars (the "nobility of blood and mind") who frequented the Salons of the Cristallo. The 1956 Olympic Landmark: The hotel reached peak global fame during the 1956 Winter Olympics, serving as the social headquarters for the first televised games in history. The Jet-Set Hub: The biography focuses on the hotel's guestbook, which transitioned from 19th-century royalty and aristocrats to the 1960s jet-set, including icons of cinema (such as Peter Sellers, who filmed The Pink Panther there), finance, and high society. Industrial Revival: The book documents the 2001 restoration by Paolo Gualandi; this turned the hotel from a fading historical relic into a 5-star luxury resort, preserving its "castle-like" aesthetic while modernising it for mass-luxury tourism. Guidebook Section: Includes curated itineraries for summer and winter, featuring walks in the footsteps of Indro Montanelli and Dino Buzzati, alongside a survey of luxury shopping (jewellery and workshops) on Corso Italia. Contributors: Features an introduction by Ennio Rossignoli, with historical and cultural commentary by Rolly Marchi (famed mountaineer and journalist) and Massimo Spampani. This is an essential iconographic record of Cortina's "Golden Age", noted for its portrayal of the Palace Hotel Cristallo as a cultural hub rather than just a commercial hotel, particularly regarding its role in the 1956 Olympics. -- Contents: Introduction: Between the Past and Present, a Story That Goes On / Ennio Rossignoli; The Grand Tour of the Late 19th Century, the First Mountaineers in the Ampezzo Valley [A Small and Ancient World; From Peasants to Hoteliers; The 'Boom' of Tourism]; The Way Towards Progress with the Birth of the Grand Hotels [An Edifice Which Stands Out Over the Valley; The Era of the Grand Hotels; 1909 Cortina Winter Resort; A Tragic Lull: The First World War; The Revival During the After War Years; The First Roaring Years; Another Troubled Year]; The Boom Years: From the Post-War Years Until the Excesses of the Nineteen Eighties [The New Face of Hotel Hospitality; Aristocratic Vacations; Onwards to the 1956 Olympic Games; From Legendary Tourism; To Mass Tourism; Myths and Rites in the 1960s / 1970s; The Cristallo on the Big Screen; From Grand Hotels to Private Homes; All the Warmth of Home at the Cristallo Hotel]; The Gualandi Family and the Revival of the Grand Hotel Cristallo [Paolo Gualandi, a Lifetime of Dreams Achieved; The Bologna Businessman's Latest Gamble; The Renovation Years; A Castle with a View of Tofane; 5-star Holidays; A Story With a Happy Ending]; Cortina in Winter, Snow but That's Not All [Faloria or Tofana?; High Altitude Flavours; Towards Misurina; More Than Skiing]; Cortina in Summer: Favourite Walks [Walking with Montanelli; In the Footsteps of Buzzati]; Shopping in Cortina: The Road of Temptations [All the Ways of Saying Luxury; Timeless Elegance; Extreme Ostentation: Jewellery; From Workshop to Workshop]. Stefano Zardini (illustrator).
