Throughout history, Europeans have 
		always been “united but divided”, continuously competing against each 
		other, while searching for their common roots and goals. Although they 
		have recently celebrated the European Constitution, Europeans tend to 
		always need myths to bind themselves together. Visconti has considered 
		why European towns are so similar to each other, so often placed on 
		hills, with winding small roads, and why the same religious symbols, 
		churches and cathedrals, represent a common thread of the “European” 
		lifestyle. All European forms of art that developed between 1000 AD and 
		the late 12th century belong to the “Romanic” tradition, due to the 
		significant presence of Roman factors. In homage to this era’s 
		architectural elements, Visconti has adapted to these exquisite writing 
		instruments, through chiselled engraving, the beauty of the arches, 
		bricks and windows so prevalent then. As the Romanic era was the 
		precursor to the Renaissance, Visconti hopes for this pen to witness a 
		new beginning for Europe. Presented in two distinctive finishes, in an 
		edition of 1000 pens each, the 18 kt. gold filling via Visconti’s Double 
		Reservoir Power Filler.