Five New Art and Culture Books Released in Early October 2023

Five notable books have been released in early October 2023, covering art, architecture, and language. Gabriele Granato and Raffaele Picilli's "I musei salveranno il mondo" (Rubbettino Editore, 2023, 332 pp., €20) examines 20 paradigm museums worldwide including Tate Modern, Musée du Louvre, National Gallery, and the Vatican Museums, focusing on social roles, inclusion, digital communication, and fundraising. Marin Montagut's "Collezioni straordinarie" (L'Ippocampo Edizioni, 2023, 240 pp., €29.90) showcases unusual collections across France, from mannequins to polychrome wooden madonnas, bobblehead dogs, and Ottoman jugs. "Studio Marconi 1966-80: an anthology" (Mousse, 2023, 253 pp., €45) republishes rare periodicals, bulletins, and catalogs from the historic Milanese gallery that was a hub for artists, intellectuals, and collectors during the 1960s and 1970s. Valeria Saggese's "Parlesia. La lingua segreta della musica napoletana" (Minimum Fax, 2023, 184 pp., €17) explores the secret slang used by Neapolitan musicians like James Senese, Eugenio Bennato, Tullio de Piscopo, Pino D'Alessio, and Clementino, with origins possibly medieval. Eric Broug's "L'architettura islamica. Una storia mondiale" (Einaudi, 2023, 336 pp., €80) covers 1,400 years of Islamic architecture with over 300 illustrations, from famous monuments to lesser-known masterpieces.