The volume, symbol of the three-year interdisciplinary project promoted by the CRC Foundation, constitutes a fundamental contribution to the redefinition of the cultural and historical-architectural identity of South-Western Piedmont in the international context and is the work of professors Lorenzo Mamino and Daniele Regis, with Prefaces by Andrew Graham-Dixon and Enzo Biffi Gentili. The book deals with a theme that is still little known but very fascinating: the Neo-Gothic in the province of Cuneo. In this territory are concentrated some of the main neo-gothic architecture of Italy: Racconigi with its Margaria and the conservatories inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list), the castles of Pollenzo, Busca, Novello, Envie, Marene, the cemetery of Dogliani, the hundred churches, villas, parks and gardens that have the genius of romantic and dark mysteries and novels. A dense interweaving of images, presences and scenes that mark the passage of architecture and culture between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries and beyond...