Categories | Contract bridge magazine |
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Frequency | Ten times annually |
Founded | 1938 |
First issue | January 1938 |
Country | Italy |
Based in | Milan |
Language | Italian |
Website | Bridge d'Italia |
Bridge d'Italia is the official magazine for the Italian contract bridge game federation, Federazione Italiana Gioco Bridge (FIGB).[1] It has been published since January 1938.
History and profile
The magazine was first published in January 1938 under the title Bollettino Mensile (Monthly Bulletin).[2] In November that year the title was changed by the Fascist administration to the Monthly Bulletin of the Italian Ponte Association.[2] Between December 1941 and 1946 the magazine temporarily ceased publication due to World War II.[2] In 1946 the magazine could publish only one issue with the title Bridge, and from 1947 its frequency was made monthly.[2] In 1953 the magazine was renamed as Bridge d'Italia of which editor-in-chief was Cesare Guglielmetti.[2] The other editors-in-chief were Luigi Firbo who succeeded Cesare Guglielmetti in 1957 and held the post until June 1970 when Guido Barbone was appointed to the post.[2] From April 1986 Riccardo Vandoni was made the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[2]
Bridge d'Italia has a print and an online edition. The print edition is published ten times a year.[1][3] The magazine is headquartered in Milan.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Italian Bridge on the Rise" (PDF). Euro Bridge Review (17): 5. July 1995.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Infobridge" (in Italian). Infobridge. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Bridge d'Italia n. 10. Rivista mensile della Federazione Italiana Bridge - Libro Usato". Federazione Italiana Bridge. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Editorial info" (PDF). Bridge d'Italia. 7/8. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.