Secret writings and diplomatic relations: encrypted dispatches from the Roman Curia to Girolamo Casanate (1658-1663). In the Renaissance, with the flourishing of commercial exchanges and the development of diplomatic relations between states, there was a revival of...
by Barbara Mussetto Imaginary fish in the center of Rome Aqua rerum optima, Marcia aquarum. Unaware, or indifferent to such delight, in 537 AD. the Goths destroyed that aqueduct. Almost 1,500 years passed before the new Universal Authority of Rome, a Pope, Pius IX,...
Decorated papers from the 18th century In this Christmas period, which should be the lightest and most festive of the year, we want to temporarily abandon refined erudition to enjoy the fragile, delightful examples of an ancient ‘minor’ decorative art...
by Paola Urbani Autographs and annotations in the Casanatensi collections: a graphological reading In each presentation of autographs of more or less famous people, the aim is to add a small piece of history to the knowledge of their lives, to reconstruct perhaps...
by Anna Alberati Published on the occasion of the second centenary of the birth of Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1.3.1810-17.10.1849) In this Library, where the most frequently encountered written music is Baroque, from the early seventeenth century to the first half of...
by Anna Alberati An example of baroque theatre-show A rare text, purchased by the Casanatense Library in the year 2000, which is therefore added to the important theatrical collection already present in the Library: L’Adamo, a sacred representation, but it seems like...
