Libreria antiquaria Bourlot
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Libreria antiquaria Bourlot is an historic antiquarian
bookshop in Turin, Italy. It was founded in 1848 by Vittorio and Pietro Bourlot in the courtyard of a seventeenth century palace at the Piazza San Carlo. It was owned by the Bourlot family for five generations. In 1947, owner Gian Vittorio Bourlot founded, with 18 other members, what is now known as the A.L.A.I.
(Associazione Librai Antiquari d'Italia). For most of the last fifty years the shop has belonged to the Birocco family. The present owner is Marco Birocco.
Antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient objects of art or science, archaeological and historic sites, or historic archives and manuscripts...
bookshop in Turin, Italy. It was founded in 1848 by Vittorio and Pietro Bourlot in the courtyard of a seventeenth century palace at the Piazza San Carlo. It was owned by the Bourlot family for five generations. In 1947, owner Gian Vittorio Bourlot founded, with 18 other members, what is now known as the A.L.A.I.
Associazione Librai Antiquari d'Italia
The Associazione dei Librai Antiquari d'Italia , the national antiquarian book association of Italy, was founded in 1947 as Circolo dei Librai Antiquari....
(Associazione Librai Antiquari d'Italia). For most of the last fifty years the shop has belonged to the Birocco family. The present owner is Marco Birocco.