Franco Maria Ricci

Franco Maria Ricci was an Italian editor, graphic designer, publisher, bibliophile, collector and businessperson (1937–2020). He was born at Parma and died at Fontanellato.

Also recorded as Franco Ricci.

Franco Maria Ricci in brief

Born
1937
Died
2020
Known for
editor, publisher, bibliophile, collector, businessperson and designer
Place of birth
Parma
Contents

Catalogued works

30 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1559 to 2015.

Labirinto della Masone, dated 2015. Cha-Ching! Art FMR. Vulcania, ovvero, su e giù per il Vesuvio. Basilica cattedrale di Parma. Fontanellato. Enciclopedia della Sicilia. Il labirinto di Franco Maria Ricci alla Masone di Fontanellato. Roma. A/Z. Cattedrale di Cremona. Labirinti. Parisian fashion, from the "Journal des dames et des modes," vol. 1, 1912-1913. Top Trademarks Annual 1981/1982. Top trademarks annual. Top symbols and trademarks of the world. Egypte/Egypte. "Sans Souki", dated 1930s, wool, leather, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory C.I.47.56.3a, b. Evening dress, dated spring/summer 1937, silk, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1987.270.1a, b. Coat, dated ca. 1951, linen, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1989.162.1. The Continence of Scipio, dated c. 1706, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1970.106. A Capriccio with Horses Watering in a River Outside a Walled Town, dated c. 1720, gouache, on kidskin, edge mounted on wood panel, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1989.189. Bas Relief with Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne, dated n.d., graphite on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.3496. Guida alla nuova edizione de l'Encyclopédie di Diderot e d'Alembert : Parigi 1751-1772 pubblicata in 18 volumni da Franco Maria Ricci, Parma e Parigi 1970-1980 / presentazione di Jorge Luis Borges, Roland Barthes, Alain Pons., dated 1970-1980, held by Wellcome Collection. Kos. Liber amicorum., dated 1984-[1986?], held by Wellcome Collection. Kos : rivista di cultura e storia delle scienze mediche, naturali e umane., dated 1984-[1986], held by Wellcome Collection. Histoires prodigieuses : MS 136 Wellcome Library / Pierre Boaistuau ; sous la direction de Stephen Bamforth., dated 2000, held by Wellcome Collection. Che succede a Reggio Emilia? : una storia in un ospedale che ha fatto della qualità un'occasione di sperimentazione e di vita / Enrico Ricci., dated 1998, held by Wellcome Collection. Boaistuau, Pierre (1517-1566), dated [1559], held by Wellcome Collection. Miscellany of practical medicine, in Italian, dated Late 14th Century, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Carta a Franco Maria Ricci en Territorios de Julio Cortázar, El Hilo de la Fabula, 2025. Ricci, Franco Maria, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture, 2002. Pedro M. CÁTEDRA, «L’autorità di Bodoni. Dalla “Gerusalemme” (1794) al “Manuale tipografico” (1818)», Parma, Cattedra Franco Maria Ricci, 2023, 127 págs., Cuadernos de Estudios del Siglo XVIII, 2025. Roy PORTER (a cura di), Dizionario Biografico della Storia della Medicina e delle Scienze Naturali. Milano, Franco Maria Ricci editore 1989, 243 pp. Vol. 4., Nuncius, 1990.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (4790157-3). Those registers additionally record the forms Ricci, Franco Maria (Firma), Franco Maria Ricci Editore, Franco Maria Ricci Editore (Milano), Ricci, Editore (Milano), Franco Maria Ricci (Milano), FMR and Ricci, Franco Maria, Editore (Milano).

Digitised editions and texts

5 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Top symbols and Tradmarks of the World: 4 Great Britain Ireland Benelux (1973) — Internet Archive. Top symbols and Tradmarks of the World: 1 United states Part One (1973) — Internet Archive. Top symbols and Trademarks of the World: 6 Switzerland West Germany Austria (1973) — Internet Archive. Top symbols and Tradmarks of the World: 2 United states Part Two Canada (1973) — Internet Archive. Top symbols and Tradmarks of the World: 6 Switzerland West Germany Austria (1973) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Italian.

The field of work recorded is publishing house and design.

Works named in the authority record are Labirinto della Masone.

Work by Franco Maria Ricci is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art.

Chronology

  1. 1937Franco Maria Ricci born at Parma.
  2. 1973Top symbols and Tradmarks of the World: 4 Great Britain Ireland Benelux digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1973Top symbols and Tradmarks of the World: 1 United states Part One digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1973Top symbols and Trademarks of the World: 6 Switzerland West Germany Austria digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1973Top symbols and Tradmarks of the World: 2 United states Part Two Canada digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1973Top symbols and Tradmarks of the World: 6 Switzerland West Germany Austria digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2015Labirinto della Masone.
  8. 2020Franco Maria Ricci died at Fontanellato.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Carta a Franco Maria Ricci en Territorios de Julio Cortázar, El Hilo de la Fabula, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Franco Maria Ricci (Internet Archive), 14 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Pedro M. CÁTEDRA, «L’autorità di Bodoni. Dalla “Gerusalemme” (1794) al “Manuale tipografico” (1818)», Parma, Cattedra Franco Maria Ricci, 2023, 127 págs., Cuadernos de Estudios del Siglo XVIII, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  4. 4.

    Ricci, Franco Maria, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture, 2002

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  5. 5.

    Roy PORTER (a cura di), Dizionario Biografico della Storia della Medicina e delle Scienze Naturali. Milano, Franco Maria Ricci editore 1989, 243 pp. Vol. 4., Nuncius, 1990

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  6. 6.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 4790157-3, Franco Maria Ricci (Firma).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 5 digitised items catalogued under Franco Maria Ricci as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Franco Maria Ricci.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

    Consult the source
  9. 9.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Franco Maria Ricci (7 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  10. 10.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 8 works naming Franco Maria Ricci.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q456241: Franco Maria Ricci

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  12. 12.

    “Franco Maria Ricci”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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