{"id":1503,"date":"2024-04-16T16:02:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T16:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/?p=1503"},"modified":"2024-06-25T09:43:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T09:43:14","slug":"filippo-biagioli-trattato-di-demonologia-summa-verborum-numeri-temporis-et-spatii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/filippo-biagioli-trattato-di-demonologia-summa-verborum-numeri-temporis-et-spatii\/","title":{"rendered":"Filippo Biagioli: \u201cTreatise on Demonology, Summa verborum, numeri, temporis et spatii\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The global distribution of Filippo Biagioli's latest book concluded this spring 2024.
Not a book but a treatise, entirely hand-written, entitled: \u201cTreatise on Demonology, Summa verborum, numeri, temporis et spatii\u201d produced by him in a limited number of copies (called Editions) for the same number of places where it will be kept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Filippo Biagioli, also known by the pseudonym \u201canalphabeta,\u201d is an artist and sculptor from Pistoia who began his artistic journey within the cultural community of his city and then pursued a self-taught training program that involved interacting with artists from beyond the province.
On the one hand, painting, on the other, the ritual art that he narrates through sculpture, fabrics and much more, lead him to develop a completely singular path, one of a kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Biagioli's figurative painting, and more generally his conceptual philosophy, is characterized by his ability to deeply explore the human soul through the representation of the body and its expressions. His work explores spiritual themes and the connection between humanity and the universe, using a visual language that blends classical elements and modern innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going into the merits of the latest work, the work consists of one hundred and sixty-two pages and is written in Italian and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some parts are in Latin, Arabic, Hebrew, and Armenian; for this reason, the book is also known as Essay on Demonology, Summa verborum, numeri, temporis et spatii; or Tractatus de Demonologia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The topic of Demons and Demonology is divided into a first "theoretical" part and a second "practical" part and is enriched by a photographic apparatus that presents drawings by the author and photographs of works of art relating to demonic representations in various cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The body of the book, which is machine-printed, contains an original drawing inserted during the binding process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The author explains: "I wanted a particular font but couldn't reproduce it by hand at a small size, so I decided to machine print the pages individually. Then I inserted my original drawings when I was assembling the entire book. This way, I created the body of the work exactly as I had in mind from the beginning!".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exterior is handcrafted and bound. The cover is painted in gold and acrylic paints on canvas. The front features a cabochon and a flower carved in relief.
Each copy appears identical, but in reality, each is dedicated to a demon (portrayed in the original interior drawing), is numbered, and signed. The theoretical part is broader than the practical part, as the author addresses demonology from a broad perspective, also examining human behavior and citing anecdotes from previous works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The practical part, on the other hand, is shorter because it is made up of Seals, Prayers, Drawings and Symbols: \u201cUndoubtedly the practical part is linked to the theoretical part but it is much shorter.
This includes a whole series of very concise symbols and writings, which only make sense to a "churchman" or, in any case, an "insider" Biagioli specifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Editions are held in various museum libraries around the world, including the Tate Gallery Library in London, the library of the Museo Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, and the library of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filippo Biagioli concludes his presentation with a thought of gratitude to those who made the work possible: "I want to thank all the museums that provided the material, Drs. Fanini and Belmonte for their translations and text corrections, and everyone who, with passion and friendship, supported me in the work I've achieved. Thank you."\u201c<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Si \u00e8 conclusa questa primavera 2024 la collocazione a livello mondiale dell’ultimo libro di Filippo Biagioli.Non un libro ma un trattato, completamente realizzato a mano, dal titolo:  “Trattato di demonologia,…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[58,22,72,66],"class_list":{"0":"post-1503","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eventi","8":"tag-cultura","9":"tag-italia","10":"tag-libri","11":"tag-toscana"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1503"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1509,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1503\/revisions\/1509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unitedstatesofitaly.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}