Reddit reviews Encyclopedia of Pasta (Volume 26) (California Studies in Food and Culture)
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These were cookbooks I found continually helpful while working at a fine-dining Italian place:
La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy - 900 pages with a background on each recipe. Very helpful for research and creating dishes.
Encyclopedia of Pasta - Invaluable if you're doing fresh pasta. Provides a thorough explanation of each shape.
The Silver Spoon - a monster with 2000 recipes, but a great reference book. I think it claims to be Italy's oldest cookbook(?)...
I think these are a great starting point if you're in a serious kitchen - best of luck!
I do not have an exhaustive list, but I did learn a thing or two about shapes I'd never heard of in this book.
I feel awkward that this is on my bedside table.