Enciclopedia Della Sicilia

A monumental work, with five hundred illustrations and numerous biobibliographical entries covering a vast time span, from antiquity to the present day, compiled by several of experts supervised by art historian Caterina Napoleone. A series of dominations, Norman sovereigns and Spanish viceroys, inquisitors and pirates, musicians and painters, emigrations and famines, laws and academies, volcanoes and papyrus, citrus fruits and manna, popular festivals and religious celebrations, as well as the Mafia. A significant part of the book is dedicated to Sicilian traditions, starting with culinary ones. The typical flavours and dishes are described by chefs and experts of the island’s flavours with detailed recipes and even tips for gastronomy enthusiasts. There is no lack of poetic licence and extravagant digressions to inventory the most emblematic, unusual, and curious qualities of the island.