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Scritti e discorsi 1967-1971, ILF 2002

(Writings and speeches 1967-1971)

Published on occasion of the 30^th anniversary of the death of Fausto Schiavi (Pontebba 1928 - Udine 1972), main exponent of Friulian autonomism, regional councillor and charismatic president of the Movimento Friuli from '67 to '72. Particularly memorable were his speeches on the "Friulian Question" in the regional council.

Saggi di Gino Di Caporiacco sul Friuli e sulla Venezia Giulia, ILF 2002

(Essays by Gino Di Caporiacco on Friuli and Venezia Giulia)

This book contains a collection of writings by Gino Di Caporiacco (Udine 1932 - 2001) on the question of the "forced marriage" between Friuli and Venezia Giulia. Autonomist, regional councillor, and, more than once, city counsellor of Udine, Di Caporiacco wrote a wealth of books and articles in the local press.

Scritti e discorsi di Tiziano Tessitori, ILF 2003

(Writings and speeches by Tiziano Tessitori)

Lawyer, journalist, unionist, deputy of the Constitutional Assembly, senator, under-secretary, minister of the Republic, historian... Tiziano Tessitori (Sedegliano 1895 - Udine 1973) is considered to be one of the fathers of Friuliano autonomism of the post-World War Two period and, together with Marchetti, one of the most important figures of 20^th century Friuli.

Scrits e discors di Arnalt Baracêt, ILF 2003

(Writings and speeches by Arnalt Baracêt)

More than a book, this is an archive containing everything said by and about Arnaldo Baracetti (Codroipo 1931). First a regional councillor and then at parliament, Baracetti fought for official recognition of the Friulian language  for the  institution of the University of Friuli.

Scrits e discors di Pre Checo Placerean, ILF 2003

(Writings and speeches by Pre Checo Placerean)

Don Francesco Placereani (Montenârs 1920 - Udine 1986), key figure in the Friulian autonomist movement, was one of the founders of "Int Furlane" and the "Moviment Friûl". He also inspired the "Movement of the clergy for the social development of Friuli" and, together with don Antonio Bellina (pre Antoni Beline), translated the Bible into Friulian.

Scrits e pinsîrs di Nelso Tracanelli, ILF 2004

(Writings and ideas by Nelso Tracanelli)

From an administrative point of view, San Michele al Tagliamento is part of Veneto, even though it is historically and linguistically a Friulian town. Poet and writer Nelso Tracanelli (San Michele al T. 1934 - 2002) spent his entire life fighting to bring the "Mandament di Puart" back to the "Patria" of Friuli.

Il Friuli autonomo di Pasolini, ILF 2004

(Autonomous Friuli of Pasolini)

In addition to his fervent literary activity during in his "Friuli years", Pier Paolo Pasolini (Bologna 1922 - Ostia 1975) was directly involved in the Friulian autonomist movement that arose after the Second World War. This is well testified by writings by and large unknown to the public.

L'autonomismo di Luigi Faidutti, ILF 2005

(The autonomism of Luigi Faidutti)

Luigi Faidutti (San Leonardo 1861 - Kaliningrad 1931) was a priest and ante litteram autonomist elected in 1907 as a deputy in Vienna from the County of Gorizia and Gradisca. In 1918, he lead the political battle for Friulian self-determination in the new Austria together with Giuseppe Bugatto. For this reason he was exiled, never to return to Friuli again.

La "Patrie dal Friûl" di pre Bepo Marchet, ILF 2005

(The "Patrie dal Friûl" by pre Bepo Marchet)

Giuseppe Marchetti (Gemona 1902 - Udine 1966) was one of the most important Friulian personalities of the 20^th century. Priest, teacher, linguist, writer, historian and art critic, he founded the Friulian language weekly "Patrie dal Friûl" together with Felix Marchi in 1946. This book is a collection of political writings published in the magazine.

"This dictionary has been designed and compiled for two complementary purposes: to highlight, in brief articles, all of the unifying factors of the region of Friuli, and to map the internal differences produced by long-term factors." (from the foreword by Gianfranco Ellero, editor of the DAF)

Due saggi di pianificazione universitaria, ILF 2007

(Two pieces on university planning)

A series of articles by Giuseppe Gentilli (S. Daniele 1912 - Perth 2000), published in the chamber of commerce of Udine's magazine between 1965 and 1966, theorised and demonstrated the advantages of establishing a university in Udine for the first time. His prophetic writings have been reprinted on occasion of the Friulian university's thirtieth anniversary.

16 articoli di Faustino Barbina, ILF 2008

(16 articles by Faustino Barbina)

Faustino Barbina (Mortegliano 1900 - Udine 1982) was first a partisan of the Osoppo units (deported to Dachau) and then a deputy from 1948 to 1953 for the Democratic Christian Party. Over the course of his political career, he remained a stalwart supporter of Friulian autonomy and the recognition of Udine as the region's capital.

Per gli ottant’anni di Arnaldo Baracetti, ILF 2011

Arnaldo Baracetti (Codroipo 1931), per celebrare i suoi ottanta anni, ha voluto offrire, con questa pubblicazione, una raccolta dei principali documenti sulle recenti lotte degli autonomisti a difesa della specialità regionale, della nostra Università e dell’identità della Patria del Friuli.

Piero Londero and the bill of the 529, ILF 2012
Pre Pietro Londero (Gemona, 1913 – 1986) was an important promoter for Friulian language and culture. Writer,  translator, politician and man of culture, he was one of the founders of Int Furlane and the writer of the Mozione del Clero per lo sviluppo sociale del Friuli (Clergy’s motion for the social developement of Friuli)

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Eterledo Pascolo (Basiliano, 1898 – Udine, 1991), Great War’s decorated veteran persecuted by the fascist regime, founder of Int Furlane (1963),  among the founders of Moviment Friûl (1966), contributor of the 1985’s commission for the definition of an official grammar/syntax of the Friulianlanguage.

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Franco de Gironcoli (Gorizia, 1892 – Vienna, 1979), doctor with many recognized publications and papers, he develops a strong poetic sense  from the traumatic experiences of the Great War. He’sconsidered among the most important reformers of the Friulian poetry, quoted by Momigliano, Montale and Pasolini.

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Graziadio Isaia Ascoli (Gorizia, 1829 – Milan, 1907) was a linguist and the inventor of glottology.He was among the first contributors of the Friuli’s autonomy cause, he invented the term “Venezia Giulia”. His controversial figure is remembered as cross and delight of Friuli.

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Writings and speechs of Tiziano Tessitor, ILF 2014

Tiziano Tessitori (Sedeglia, 1895 - Udine, 1973) was a politician, minister and senator of the Italian Republic. in 1945 he published his Manifesto per l'Autonomia Friulana (Manifesto for the Friulian autonomy) in three articles. Few days after the release of the Manifesto, he's among the patrons of the Associazione per l'autonomia friulana (Association for the Friulian Autonomy). His work will lead to the recognition of the special statute for the Friulian region.

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Il pensiero e il contributo di Alessandro Vigevani (thoughts and contributions by Alessandro Vigevani), ILF 2015

Alessandro Vigevani (Florence, 1914 – Udine, 2005), born and raised in Florence but friulian by his mother, 

commander of the Italian Republic, WW2 veteran, was one of the founding members, along with Tiziano Tessitori, of the "Associazione per l'Autonomia Regionale" (Society for the Regional Autonomy) and the "Movimento Popolare Friulano per l'Autonomia Regionale" (Friulian's People Movement for the Regional Autononmy) a few years later. Man of culture with numerous publications, has also been president of Liceo Stellini in Udine.

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La 'Piccola Partira' (little motherland) of the Casarsa's poet, ILF 2015

In the friulian years Pier Paolo Pasolini (Bologna, 1922 - Ostia, 1975), in addition to a prolific production in 'Marilenghe' ('native language', friulian), took an active role in the autonomistic movement born right after the Second World War. These writings, often unknown to the mainstream public, testify to his participation. 

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The autonomism of Vittorio Meloni, ILF 2016

Antonio Comelli e gli altri protagonisti (Antonio Comelli and other main characters), ILF 2020

This book tells the story of the actions, the ideas and the errors made by the people and the majors that contributed to that project that we know as Modello Friuli. In particular this book portrays Antonio Comelli (Nimis, 1920 - 1988), partisan, deputy in the Regional Council and president of the Region from 1974 to 1984.

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Con uno sguardo obliquo sulla storia della Università di Udine (a side glance into the history of Friuli’s University), ILF 2017

On August 8, 1977, with the article 26 of the regional law n.546, the Università del Friuli (Friuli's University) was founded. This book tells the story of the characters, the movements and the citizen's battles that lead to enstablishment of this institution.

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Zanfagnini, Solari, Rosso, Candolini, Livi... ILF, 2018

In a series of books about Autonomism there cannot be a volume about the anti-autonomism. In this volume are collected the portraits, by their publications and articles, of Zanfagnini, Solari, Rosso, Candolini, Livi and other people who took the parts of the anti-autonomism movement in the first years after WW2.

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Tutte le regioni sono speciali

Agostino Tessitori (Udine, 1922 – 1986), son of Tiziano Tessitori, lawyer, man of culture, autor of serveral publications, figures among the founders of the Associazione per l’autonomia friulana (Association for friulian autonomy). In his essy Ragioni dell’autonomia friulana (Reasons for the friulian autonomy) he was the first to propose the attribution of the ‘special statute’ to the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, and thus he’s considered the father of the Friulian speciality.

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