Extremely RARE VISCONTI \'ROMANICA\' Gold Ltd.Ed. fountain pen--NOS For Sale -

Throughout the continent\'s history, Europe\'s populations have always been both united but divided, continuously struggling or competing against each others, searching for their common roots and goals. Despite the EU\'s unity and the European Constitution, we always need myths to bind us together. For this reason Visconti thought about going back in time to find a common beginning for and a symbol representing all Europe. They asked why European towns are so similar to each other, why are they so often placed on hills, with winding small roads, and why are there the same religious symbols, churches and cathedrals, what is at the origin of such a “European” lifestyle? All European forms of art that developed between year 1000 AD and the end of the XII century are conventionally defined as belonging to the “Romanic” tradition according to the massive presence of “Roman” elements in their manufactures. Although Roman art is more homogeneous in its nature, Romanic art has developed different features depending on the various geographical regions, economical situations and cultural diversities present in the single towns.

A European Pen: Viscontithought about the towns, cathedrals, bridges, aqueducts, and the baked brick walls that make not only all Italian landscapes, but also many other villages in Europe look beautiful. Two chromatic contrasts were chosen--metal/black and copper/ivory--in order to recall a common form of art to all. The most refined engraving techniques were used in order to reproduce those arches, bricks and windows of an architecture leading to a new scenario, i.e. the passage from the Middle Ages to Renaissance. Visconti hopes this pen witnesses a new beginning for Europe, as the entire Romanic art did, and that it will represent a common route to all European populations, in order to recall all the reasons that unite them, despite of all the ancient and sometimes too strong individualistic waves. The bridge-styled clip is a symbol for this intent.

The pen offered here is the large, white resin version with copper/rose-gold overlay and blue-and-green enamel inset decoration. It has a two-tone gold 1.5-mm. italic nib, and has been dipped once but not filled. The filling system is Visconti\'s proprietary double-reservoir power filler, and the original inner and outer boxes are included. Note that the outer, protective, cardboard box has some signs of wear.