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A photographic heritage of 170 plates made in sizes larger than the standard formats commonly published in the commercial catalogues of ateliers between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Photographic objects of considerable dimensions, reaching 114 cm on the long side, the so-called "imperial plates," whose analysis for restoration purposes, including through scientific diagnostic investigations, has revealed distinctive craft techniques such as paper masking, varnishing, and retouching. The market offering of "grandissime" (extra-large) prints already begins with the first general catalogue of 1863 under the direction of Leopoldo Alinari, and intensifies under the direction of Giuseppe, reaching a technical achievement that earned him the gold medal at the 1889 Paris Universal Exposition for the life-size reproduction of some paintings from the Uffizi Gallery. This work continued under the direction of Vittorio from 1890 to 1920. The subjects depicted are mainly masterpieces from the Florentine and Roman galleries, views of Florence, Rome, Venice, and Naples, and subjects whose characteristics suggest they were made on commission. In addition to the plates of the Fratelli Alinari, there are some produced by Anderson and Mannelli. The technical and philological decoding of these "glass giants" is highly complex; research therefore continues in order to deepen the understanding of a unicum among international photographic heritage collections, which is at the same time emblematic of an era.

Digitization work made possible thanks to funding from the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) Mission 1 – Digitalization, innovation, competitiveness and culture, Component 3 – Tourism and Culture 4.0 (M1C3), Measure 1 - Cultural heritage for the next generation, Investment 1.1 - Digital strategies and platforms for cultural heritage, Sub-investment 1.1.5 - Digitization of the cultural heritage.

Restoration and cataloguing were carried out thanks to the contribution of the Fondazione CR Firen