A journalist, politician and economist, Ernesto Rossi (1897-1967) was an intransigent anti-Fascist, a stance which led to nine years of imprisonment and four years of internment. He co-authored 'The Ventotene Manifesto' with Altiero Spinelli and was one of the main proponents of European federalism. He had ties of great friendship and reciprocal admiration with Luigi Einaudi and had numerous contacts with the Bank of Italy, both at the highest levels (Donato Menichella and Paolo Baffi) and with the researchers and the Library of the Economic Research Department, to which he was a frequent visitor. This explains why his personal collection of books on economics is today preserved by the Paolo Baffi Library, which has decided to showcase it and publish a catalogue (L'eredità di Ernesto Rossi. Il fondo della Biblioteca Paolo Baffi). This not only details the works included in the collection, but also other materials, letters and archive documents connected with the books themselves. This is the last step in the project to recreate the set of books owned by Rossi, which he kept by his side in prison and during his internment.
The film that accompanies the catalogue will also show some of the most significant images relating to the book collection.
