Description

Tempo – Number 28, 16 October 1941

Scanned pages: 52 | Instant PDF download

German-language edition of the Italian illustrated magazine Tempo, digitized.

Cover

Commander of an Italian submarine (U-Boot), shown peering through a periscope-like instrument on deck (“Kommandant eines italienischen U-Bootes”). No war correspondent credited on the cover.

Main Articles

“Kampf dem Bolschewismus”

Report on the Italian Expeditionary Corps advancing through Ukraine and the lower Dnieper region against difficult road and mud conditions.

War correspondent (Kriegsberichter): Federico Monterosso.

“Unterseeboote liegen auf der Lauer”

Article on the strategic and technical role of submarines in modern naval warfare and convoy interdiction.

Author: Luigi Castagna.

“Die gefaehrdeten Fresken von Giotto”

Account of the cleaning and preservation of Giotto’s frescoes in the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi, led by restorer Mauro Pelliccioli.

Author: Franco Prussi.

“Das Schicksal Gibraltars”

Discusses the strategic and political fate of Gibraltar, including a recent Italian assault-boat attack on the harbor, and the history and geography of the fortress.

Author credited only by initials: E. S.

“Popocatepetl”

Travel account of tourist excursions on horseback to the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City, including staged “bandit” encounters organized for tourists.

Author: Attilio Dabini.

“Der Reisemonat der Kraniche”

Nature feature on the autumn migration of cranes, their gathering places, behavior, and social organization, illustrated with photographs taken from a hidden blind.

Author credited by initials: S. C.

“Im Herzen des Larius”

Travel/literary essay on Lake Como (Lacus Larius) and its towns of Bellagio, La Tremezzina, Menaggio, Varenna, and Bellano.

Author: Rodolfo Schott.

“Poliklinik im Autozug”

Report on a mobile medical clinic (Sanitäts-Autozug) touring rural Italian villages such as Capradosso to provide healthcare to the population.

Author credited by initials: N. Rai.

“Zeitgenössische italienische Dichter”

Literary survey of contemporary Italian poets, discussing Eugenio Montale, Sandro Penna, Alfonso Gatto, and others, alongside translated poems.

Author: Sergio Solmi.

“Frühlingsfreude” (poem)

A short poem celebrating spring.

Author: Vincenzo Cardarelli. German translation by Rodolfo Schott.

“Das gefährliche Spiel” (novella)

A short story about two boys, Pino and Michele, playing an imagined war game near a university fountain, with tragic undertones.

Author: Carlo Bernari.

“Seerosen”

Feature on water lilies grown at Caselette near Turin, describing their cultivation and use as table decoration.

Author credited by initials: S. V.

“Therapeutisches aus Italien”

Science/medical article on treatments developed by Professor Pende, including surgery for essential hypertension and oxygen therapy.

Author credited by initials: B. B.

“Campigli zu Hause”

Profile of painter Massimo Campigli at home in his Milan studio, describing his habits, cooking, and chess games with his wife Giuditta.

Author: Raffaele Carrieri.

“Die Kupferminen von Alessio”

Report on the copper mines of Alessio (Lezhë) in Albania, including a visit by Count Ciano to the mining facilities.

No author credited (unsigned).

“Brennendes Wasser”

History and promotion of the Italian liqueur industry, its traditional distilling craft and export success.

No author credited (unsigned).

“Eine italienische Meliorisierungsarbeit: Das ‘Schachbrett’ von Apulien”

Report on Italian land-reclamation and settlement housing projects for agricultural workers in Apulia.

No author credited (unsigned).

“Italienische Kunstharze auf der Leipziger Messe”

Industrial feature on Italian synthetic resins (from Montecatini) exhibited at the Leipzig Trade Fair.

No author credited (unsigned).

“…und das Ausland”

Opinion/commentary column on foreign affairs, covering U.S. attitudes toward the war, Finland, and related topics.

Author credited by pseudonym/signature: Bardolfo.

“Randbemerkungen”

A column of essayistic marginal notes on Dante, historical memory, and reflections on foolishness through the ages.

Author: Massimo Bontempelli.

“Zeitspiegel”

Commentary column covering Haiti and Santo Domingo history, U.S. policy in the Caribbean and Atlantic, and remarks on Gandhi.

Author credited by pseudonym: Omobono.

Artists Mentioned

• Giotto – frescoes in the upper church of San Francesco, Assisi (subject of restoration feature).
• Cimabue – mentioned in connection with the Assisi frescoes.
• Massimo Campigli – paintings “Violinspielerinnen” (Violin Players), frescoes at the University of Padua, and mosaics, illustrated in the profile article.
• Mario de Pisis – painter, mentioned in the literary survey of contemporary poets/artists.

War Correspondents (Kriegsberichter) Named

• Federico Monterosso – “Kampf dem Bolschewismus”
• Luigi Castagna – “Unterseeboote liegen auf der Lauer”