by Martina Pugliesi On April 23, we celebrate Saint George, the saint who almost par excellence represents the ideal of chivalry. Although his cult is widespread and very ancient – it is in fact attested since the 4th century – the biographical information is rather...
by Francesco Volpi Despite the many years of cataloging of ancient books in the Casanatense Library and despite the fact that the already known heritage is rich in rare editions, one realizes with pleasure that the possibility of coming across texts of precious value...
by Paolo Francesco Magnanti Ms. 378, dating back to the second half of the 8th century, is the oldest manuscript preserved in Casanatense. It contains the Canones Apostolorum in the second version of Dionysius Exiguus. The manuscript was donated to Casanatense by...
The episode of the Empty Tomb, reported in the Canonical Gospels, narrates the unexpected discovery by some women followers of Jesus, who, having gone to the tomb to embalm his body, found the tomb open and empty. An angel was waiting for them, who informed them of...
by José Higuera Rubio This is the presentation of the philosophical and literary work of the polygraph of Mallorca, through five representations of the medieval worldview, according to today’s interpretation, which in an equal number of chapters present us with...
There are places, and the Casanatense Library is certainly among them, where the search for an “itinerary” is a must in order not to be completely lost. An exhibition, therefore, conceived as a journey – “with several stages” suggests the etymology of the word...
