Italy - Gucci announces its new limited-edition book, Hortus Sanitatis

The Italian luxury label Gucci has announced the launch of the latest in its occasional series of limited-edition publications titled Hortus Sanitatis (Latin for ‘The Garden of Health’). The name is inspired by the first natural history encyclopaedia that was published in 1948 in Mainz, Germany.Priced at £75, ¥12,500, $95 and € 85, the title will be sold as of 5th July, and will be launched at the Comme des Garçons Trading Museum at 54 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris with a book signing event that evening.

Predominantly a pictorial showcase of the Gucci pre-fall 2017 collection, it is shot by one of London’s most influential club and street photographers, Derek Ridgers. The book takes the form of a series of informal pictures of models accompanied by animals such as cats and snakes. The shooting took place in Rome, and its historical spaces that have remained untouched for centuries, such as the old apothecary Antica Spezieria di Santa Maria dellaScala; a beautiful library Biblioteca Angelica,which is filled with rare, ancient manuscripts, and Antica Libreria Cascianelli, a sprawling archive of books and pieces of art. 

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