Published by the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross in conjunction with the 2014 exhibition: THE ITALIAN PRESEPE - Cultural Landscapes of the Soul . 
Among the glories of Christmastime in Italy are the thousands of nativity scenes, or presepi, that appear in churches, town squares, and private homes throughout the country. Everyone from school children to highly trained artists vibrantly practices the Italian nativity, an ancient form of installation art. Set up from early December until after Epiphany on January 6, these figurative and live reenactments of Christ s birth reach back at least as far as St. Francis, who staged a nativity scene in 1223 in Greccio. 
Through the centuries the presepe has developed a history deeply entwined with Italian art and culture. Each presepe, a miniature cabinet of memory, is a palimpsest of Italian art and culture. 
The Italian Presepe, Cultural Landscapes of the Soul is the culmination of a three year collaborative project between Margot Balboni, a cultural landscape photographer and Professor Sarah Stanbury, a medievalist at the College of the Holy Cross. A journey very much driven by the artists, collectors, historians and curators they met along the way. 
The book, with preface by Gallery Director Roger Hankins, includes over 60 of Balboni's photographs of presepi in four regions where distinctive venaculars have developed: Rome Naples, Basilicata and Puglia and an essay by Sarah Stanbury, Nostalgia and the Repair of Place - A Nativity Scene in St. Peter's Square.

The Italian Presepe - Cultural Landscapes of the Soul

Photographer

Sarah Stanbury

essay)

Margot Balboni

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery College of the Holy Cross

Santa Barbara seems a place of such obvious charms. The golden beaches and sage-covered hillsides are there at first glance, while the Spanish-style townscape issues an invitation to visit all year, thanks to an unvaryingly pleasant Mediterranean climate. Even so, it takes an artist with a unique vision to reveal the complexity of Santa Barbara's beauty, as Macduff Everton does so brilliantly in the photographs that grace the pages of this book. A longtime Santa Barbaran, Everton uses his panoramic camera to reveal the play of light on sea and rock, the quirky corners of historic landmarks and the unexpected variety of lush gardens and open spaces. He captures all the zest of the town's public celebrations, from the colorful Old Spanish Days Fiesta to the rambunctious Summer Solstice Parade. And he highlights its private character by turning his lens on those who give the place its vitality and interpret it to the world - the athletes and scholars, entrepreneurs and farmers, artists and writers. Among the artists is Mary Heebner, who has collaborated - in life and in work - with Everton, and who here adds a poetic understanding of Santa Barbara's natural and human history, the tales writ in the flow of rivers as much as in architectural treasures. Among the writers is global traveler and sometime Santa Barbara resident Pico Iyer, whose introductory essay so deftly and insightfully illuminates the secret side of this Southern Californian paradise. Newcomers, frequent visitors, residents - Macduff Everton's images and The Book of Santa Barbara will surprise and enchant them all.

The Book of Santa Barbara

Travel

Macduff Everton

PICO IYER

Mary Heebner

Captions

United States

Tixcacalcupul Press

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