"Dal punto di vista grafico poi i manifesti in serigrafia vengono meno lussuosi". Manuali e Repertori di immagini dopo l'esperienza del maggio Francese.

This essay examines the role of screen printing within the visual culture of left-wing political movements in Italy between the late 1960s and early 1970s, focusing on the circulation of manuals, technical guides, and image repertories published in the aftermath of May 1968 in France. Particular attention is devoted to the relationship between printing techniques, material procedures, and the production of political communication. Starting from the experience of the Atelier Populaire and tracing its reception in Italy, the article reconstructs the ways in which screen printing became associated with forms of self-production, collective organization, and direct intervention in public space. Manuals and instructional publications are examined not only as practical tools but also as editorial forms through which technical knowledge, visual models, and specific political practices circulated simultaneously. The article argues that the formal language of militant graphic production was closely connected to the technical conditions of reproduction. In this perspective, printing procedures did not simply support political communication but contributed directly to defining its visual codes, its operative models, and the forms through which activist groups organized the production and dissemination of political messages during the Italian long 1970s.