edited by Giuseppina Florio and Flavia Onofri. For years we had intended to do a work on the printed works of Aldus Manutius. We obviously knew that there were several Aldines in the library, we had catalogued them, inserted them in the Opac SBN, chosen them for...
by Serena Paolini and Eleonora Vatta Casanatense archaeology Characteristic of the 17th and 18th centuries is an encyclopedic vision of culture, which is also reflected in the creation of collections both private and accessible to the general public, composed of...
Some time ago the Library received a request for information on the presence or absence of a print included in a 19th century publication. XVIII. The investigation of the miscellaneous volume in question yielded a positive outcome: yes, the press was present. But what...
by Agnieszka Kaczyńska Anywhere in Europefreedom is trampled upon and we fight for it,we fight for our countryand everyone must participate in the battle.A. Mickiewicz, “The Book of the Polish Nation and Polish Pilgrims” The year 2011 is special for Italians: they...
by Laura Giallombardo Definition of coat of arms. Goffredo di Crollalanza in his Heraldic-Knightly Encyclopedia defines the weapon or coat of arms as «the complex of all the figures, emblems, patches, enamels, ornaments, marks of honor that serve to make known the...
by Maria Francesca Migliori The Dr. ssa M. Francesca Migliori carried out the voluntary service at the Library for a long period, during which she carried out the study on the illuminated incunabula, the subject of her thesis at the Vatican School of Library Science...
