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| Edizioni dell'Orso | |
|---|---|
| Name | Edizioni dell'Orso |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Roberto Della Rocca |
| Country | Italy |
| Headquarters | Alessandria |
| Publications | Books |
| Topics | History, Archaeology, Medieval Studies, Art History, Local Studies |
Edizioni dell'Orso is an Italian publishing house founded in Alessandria in 1976 that specializes in scholarly monographs and critical editions. The press issues works in history, archaeology, medieval studies, art history and regional studies, and has developed ties to universities, museums and research institutes across Italy and Europe. Its catalogue includes editions of archival documents, conference proceedings and specialized series that target both academic and informed popular audiences.
The press was established during a period of Italian cultural expansion that included institutions such as the Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, Università degli Studi di Torino and Università degli Studi di Milano. Early editorial projects connected the publisher with scholars from Università degli Studi di Pavia, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Università degli Studi di Bologna and the Accademia dei Lincei. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s it collaborated with municipal archives like the Archivio di Stato di Torino, the Archivio di Stato di Genova and the Archivio di Stato di Milano, producing critical editions comparable in ambition to series from Giulio Einaudi Editore, Mondadori, Laterza and Feltrinelli. The house maintained continuity amid Italy's publishing consolidation affecting houses such as Rizzoli and Marsilio Editori.
The programme emphasizes primary sources and specialized research, including conference acts modeled after volumes published by Éditions du Seuil, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press and Brill. Typical subjects align with interests from the Soprintendenza Archeologia, the Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione and the Centro Studi Piemontesi. Series address medieval charters, protohistoric materials related to the Terramare culture, Renaissance archival records pertaining to the House of Savoy, and catalogues that echo projects by the Uffizi Galleries and the Museo Nazionale Romano.
Authors include scholars affiliated with institutions like Università degli Studi di Genova, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and research bodies such as the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protostoria and Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo. The catalogue features contributions from specialists in palaeography linked to the Archivio Segreto Vaticano, art historians associated with the Pinacoteca di Brera, medievalists who lecture at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and archaeologists who have worked at sites like Pompeii, Aquileia and Paestum. Editions include annotated charters, critical catalogues comparable to those from Thames & Hudson and monographs on topics ranging from Lombardic studies to Ligurian topography.
Books are distributed through Italian bookshops such as Feltrinelli and academic distributors connected with IEDI and international networks involving De Gruyter, Peter Lang and Palgrave Macmillan. Formats include hardcover scholarly editions, paperback monographs and limited-run critical facsimiles intended for libraries like the British Library, the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Vatican Library. The press participates in book fairs such as the Turin International Book Fair, the Frankfurt Book Fair and regional events organized by the Comune di Alessandria.
Editorial policy favors peer-reviewed scholarship and editorial practices informed by standards from the International Council on Archives, the Società Italiana di Storia Medievale and editorial guidelines used by Cambridge University Press. Series are organized around themes—medieval studies, archaeology, art and local history—paralleling collections found at the Museo Civico di Alessandria and research centers like the Istituto Storico Siciliano. The house publishes critical editions with diplomatic transcriptions and apparatus similar to editions produced by the Monumenta Germaniae Historica and series overseen by the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino.
Works have been cited in journals such as Rivista Storica Italiana, Bollettino di Archeologia, Speculum and Journal of Medieval History and discussed at conferences hosted by the International Medieval Congress and the Comité International de Paléographie Latine. While smaller than major commercial houses, the press has received recognition from regional cultural bodies like the Regione Piemonte and grants from institutions such as the Fondazione Cariplo, the Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali and the European Research Council-funded projects.
Partnerships include collaborations with university departments at Università degli Studi di Siena, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, museums including the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Torino and municipal archives across Piedmont and Liguria. International academic links extend to the University of Oxford, Université de Paris, University of Barcelona and research networks coordinated by the European Association of Archaeologists. The press often co-publishes proceedings and catalogues with institutional partners such as diocesan museums, provincial administrations and scholarly societies including the Società Storica Lombarda.
Category:Italian publishers Category:Publishing companies established in 1976