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Luigi Serafini, was born in Rome in 1949. He is best known for creating the Codex Seraphinianus, a book published by Franco Maria Ricci, Milan 1981, a matter of interest to Roland Barthes. In 1984 Italo Calvino wrote an essay on it, wich can be found in "Collezione di sabbia" (Sand Collection) by Mondadori. This book inspired also the french choreographer Philippe Decouflé. In 1984 Serafini published the more rare Pulcinellopedia (piccola) by Longanesi, as a suite of pencil drawings about the neapolitan masque of Pulcinella. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... The Codex Seraphinianus is a book written and illustrated by the Italian architect and industrial designer Luigi Serafini during the late 1970s. ... Franco Maria Ricci is the publisher of FMR, an art magazine published six times yearly in Italian, English, German, French and Spanish, based in Milan, Italy. ... Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN... Roland Barthes Roland Barthes (November 12, 1915 – March 25, 1980) (pronounced ) was a French literary critic, literary and social theorist, philosopher, and semiotician. ... Italo Calvino, on the cover of Lezioni americane: Sei proposte per il prossimo millennio Italo Calvino (October 15, 1923 – September 19, 1985) (pronounced ) was an Italian writer and novelist. ... Arnoldo Mondadori (Poggio Rusco Mantua, November 2, 1889 - Milan, June 8, 1971) was a noted Italian publisher. ... Philippe Decouflé (born Neuilly-sur-Seine, October 22, 1961) is a French choreographer, dancer, mime artist, and theatre director. ...

During the '80's he worked also as an architect and designer in Milano. His objects were often defined by a certain metalanguage aptitude, like the chairs Santa and Suspiral or the lamps and the glass for Artemide. He has created scenery, lighting and costumes for the ballet " The Jazz Calender" by Frederick Ashton at Teatro Alla Scala and worked also for the Piccolo Teatro di Milano. He has done set designs for RAI, television acronyms/logos in computer graphics. He collaborated with Federico Fellini on his final film, La voce della luna (The Voice of the Moon), for which he developed preliminary designs. He has been a visiting artist at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada, and has had exhibitions at the Fondazione Mudima di Milano, the XIII Quadriennale, and the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (National Gallery of Modern Art) in Rome. In logic and linguistics, a metalanguage is a language used to make statements about other languages (object languages). ... Artemide is a design-oriented Italian manufacturer founded by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza in 1959. ... Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (September 17, 1904 - October 18, 1988) began his career as a dancer but is largely remembered as a choreographer. ... La Scala The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala for short), in Milan, Italy, is one of the worlds most famous opera houses. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was one of the most influential and widely revered film-makers of the 20th century. ... La voce della luna is a 1990 film by Italian director Federico Fellini. ... The Banff Centre is a highly respected arts, cultural, and educational institution in Banff, Alberta Canada. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ... The front of Galleria Nazionale dArte Moderna, on May 1, 2006. ...

He has opened a laboratory of ceramics in Umbria, operating between art and craft. He does personal exhibitions, especially in Holland, and participates in numerous collectives. In 2003 a polychrome bronze sculpture, "Carpe Diem" and other bas-reliefs were done for one of the Naple subway stations (Mater Dei). In may 2007, the "ontological exhibition" Luna Pac was held in Milano at P.A.C. (Pavillion of Contemporary Art). Umbria is a region of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany to the west, the Marche to the east and Lazio to the south. ...

Installation at Luna Pac: A couple of Hirundomani, with their nest.