Barbanera is a famous Italian

almanac An almanac (also spelled ''almanack'' and ''almanach'') is an annual publication listing a set of current information about one or multiple subjects. It includes information like weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, tide tables, and other ...

, printed for the first time in 1762 and still published yearly today.

Since the first edition, the Barbanera has been issued in the form of a wall

calendar A calendar is a system of organizing days. This is done by giving names to periods of time, typically days, weeks, months and years. A date is the designation of a single and specific day within such a system. A calendar is also a physi ...

and paperback almanac. In addition to the calendar for that year, it traditionally proposes weather forecasts, information about lunar phases and the stars, curious facts, proverbs, gardening tips and advice for a healthy lifestyle. All contents are inspired by the figure of a legendary astronomer and philosopher, depicted in different editions with a long black beard.

Success over the years

Because of its popularity, Barbanera is referred to by the most respected Italian dictionaries as a synonym for almanac. An essential, both secular and religious guide for generations of Italians, it has carried out the task of spreading knowledge in the fields of technology and agriculture throughout the centuries. Gabriele D'Annunzio defined it "the flower of all time and the wisdom of nations".

Barbanera in the Unesco Memory of the World

Through the collection of almanacs conserved in the Fondazione Barbanera 1762, Barbanera has been part of the documentary heritage of humanity since 2015, referred to by

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in the

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as "symbol of a literary genre, which helped to create the mass culture and identity-making heritage of entire nations, up until the advent of more modern forms of mass communication".See the Unesco, Memory of the World Programme website
(last visit on 3/12/2016).

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Success over the years

Barbanera in the Unesco Memory of the World

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