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...
by Francesco Volpi Instruction for Easter issued on March 18, 1735 by the Vicar General of the Diocese of Rome Giovanni Antonio Guadagni. Although almost two centuries had passed since the Council of Trent, which, in order to deal with the rigor of the reformist...
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...
