"The gestures of Italians are famous all over the world, but not all foreigners and not even all Italians understand their meaning. Hence the usefulness of this "supplement to the Italian dictionary", in which Bruno Munari has collected and illustrated the principal gestures of current use.(...) The small volume is offered by the Carpano firm of Turin, producer of the famous vermouth Punt e Mes. This vermouth, whose name means "point and a half", is not only the oldest of Italian vermouths, but it's also the only one you can order in a bar without opening your mouth: with a gesture".