by Martina Pugliesi L’Ultima Cena undoubtedly represents one of the fundamental moments of Christianity, enriched by a double significance: Jesus Christ announcing Judas’ betrayal and, through the act of breaking bread and sharing wine with the disciples,...
The term Exultet indicates both the formula of benedictio of the candle that occurred during the Easter Vigil and the scroll on which we find it recorded. In medieval Italy, in the Benevento area, between the 10th and 14th centuries this song of praise, which was the...
by Ilaria Vercillo Antiquarie prospetiche Romane composte per prospectivo Melanese depictore (Rome, ca. 1496 – Vol. Inc. 1628) On the occasion of the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death in 2019, efforts have been made to...
by Francesco Paolo Magnanti The “Liber amicorum” of Casanatense: travel notes of a 17th-century student. Ms. Cas. 1418 – Ms. cart. – 17th century (1618) – 14.5 X 10 cm – cc. 123 – Coats of arms and watercolour figures...
by Ilaria Vercillo Biblia vulgar historiata di Nicolò Malerbi (Venice, 1493). Among the treasures of the Casanatense, the Malerbi Bible stands out: the first complete translation of the sacred text into vernacular Italian. This version was very innovative, Leonardo da...
by Martina Pugliesi Also known as Tacuinum Sanitatis, the Historia Plantarum, Ms 459 of the Casanatense Library, is an encyclopedia of natural sciences containing descriptions of plants, animals and minerals with particular reference to their medical...
