A professor of orthopaedics and traumatology at Sapienza University, he was also a competitive wrestler, judoka and sambo practitioner (the Soviet combat sport), having finished fourth at the European Championships: “I stopped because I didn’t have the time, not because I didn’t want to.” Interview

“The interiors have been redesigned by architect Marco Terranova, who designed the spaces and shelving in line with our specifications to adapt them to contemporary tastes. The spirit, however, has remained the same.” Interview

“Every birth certificate is a time machine”. A conversation with the genealogist who has pieced together more than five hundred family histories. From archives to the descendants of emigrants, discovering one’s origins is a journey full of surprises

From marketing to film production, and a documentary film about Lucio Fontana. “I’m curious to see where artificial intelligence will take us, but at the same time I try not to let myself be swept away by the rush.” Interview

“Is there still Baroque music hidden away in the archives? There’s plenty of it, and it’s scattered all over the world. We’ve even found some in the libraries of Ottawa and Münster, but it’s important for the city to become more aware of this heritage.” Interview

Rare books, modern antiques and quality publications are the main attractions in Onorato’s ‘room’: ‘I don’t stock titles that feature in the bestseller lists, except for the odd one from Sellerio, for example. Some people come because they’re looking for a particular book and might even find another one whilst they’re here’

11 September and the ‘two Fallacis’: Alessandro Gnocchi’s memoir on the twentieth anniversary of the death of the journalist and writer