"With reading one gets used to looking at the world with a hundred eyes, instead of just two, and to hearing a hundred different thoughts in one's head, instead of just one. One becomes aware of oneself and others. Men without reading know only a very small part of the things they could know. Reading can give a hundred, a thousand different lives and a wisdom and mastery over the things of the world that belong only to the gods."
— Sebastiano Vassalli
In the Reading department at Amerio Costumi you'll find a carefully curated selection of books, manuals and DVDs dedicated to the world of entertainment, art and creativity: magic and card magic, juggling and clowning, makeup and theatrical face paint, balloons, fiction, illustrated albums, cookery and much more.
You'll find titles from specialist publishers such as Florence Art Edizioni, Troll Libri, Páginas Libros de Magia and CICAP, as well as fiction classics and technical texts for professionals and enthusiasts. For books related to
