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BOOKSSeveral authors, by Antonio Ricci, L'Olivo e l'Olio nelle Marche (Olive and Oil in Marches), with texts of Barbara Alfei, Luigi Caricato, Giorgio Pannelli, Antonio Ricci, Maurizio Servili, Ugo Testa, Publio Viola; Bolis Edizioni; Bergamo, November 2002; pages 190, € 40,00The widespread presence of olive in Marches land, confirms that since the past centuries, this plant had a primary role in the rural economy of the region. This volume restores olive's historical value and at the same time carries it forward to a widest European context of the new millennium. (from a cover note)Luigi Caricato, I segni dell'olivo e dell'olio in terra marchigiana (Olive and Oil Signs in the Marches region), in L'Olivo e l'Olio nelle Marche (Olive and Oil in Marches); pages 14-33.In the Marches region olive cultivation praises a strong tradition through the centuries; as a matter of fact, the Piceno area was very well known for its good oil since the Roman age. After the fall of Roman Empire, "de la Marchia" oil kept its fame thanks to the activities of monks' communities and soon, it worthed more than its competitors in all the markets of the world. Pilgrimages, an indirect but important marketing mean, together with a legislation meant to favor the olive culture, concurred to oil's further commercial outcome. Several events had followed but from the Nineties Marches oil had been relaunched as one of the most precious oil.(from the chapter opening note) |