Tratti in Salvo #[nn]

Vittorio Giardino's Tratti in Salvo — subtitled "Storie brevi, illustrazioni, perle ritrovate" — is a 2022 Rizzoli Lizard collection that gathers short stories, illustrations, and rediscovered gems entirely from Giardino's own hand. The cover sets a quietly captivating tone: a figure hunched over a green drafting table, deeply absorbed in drawing or studying papers, surrounded by topographical map imagery that fills the background with the delicate lines of a cartographer's world. It's an intimate, beautifully composed image that reflects the spirit of an artist at work — a fitting welcome to a volume celebrating Giardino's craft across its many forms.