Calcio Storico is a 500-year-old sport played once a year on the square of Santa Croce, in the center of Florence.

Four teams, each representing one of the city’s four historic neighborhoods and known by a color — Bianchi for Santo Spirito, Rossi for Santa Maria Novella, Azzurri for Santa Croce, and Verdi for San Giovanni — compete against one another.

This book is published on the occasion of Zara Pfeifer’s residency at C/O BARDI, when she followed the Bianchi team in their training leading up to the match against the Rossi on June 2, 2024.

+ inlay featuring the original rules from 1580 translated, an interview by
Marina Montresor and Zara Pfeifer with Filippo Giovannelli, and a drawing by
Adam Sherman.

Photography: Zara Pfeifer
Art Direction: Something Fantastic
Edited by Marina Montresor