by Administrator | Dec 12, 2009 | Library holdings
The collection The collection of periodicals of the Casanatense Library includes approximately 1850 titles: almost all the Italian erudite newspapers are owned, from the first Giornale de’ letterati by Nazari and Ciampini of 1668, to the Giornale de’ letterati...
by Administrator | Dec 12, 2009 | Library holdings
The history of the collection There was already a small collection of engravings in the Casanate private library and the Dominican librarians who followed committed themselves to the acquisition of artistic material, but only from 1735, under the prefecture of Father...
by Administrator | Dec 12, 2009 | Library holdings
The Casanatense Library is one of the most well-known and appreciated state public libraries for the quantity and quality of the heraldic material preserved in both printed works and in the manuscript collection. The works, found through a systematic examination of...
by Administrator | Dec 12, 2009 | Library holdings, Library holdings
The Collection The Editti e Bandi fund is among the collections that, for its breadth and specificity, distinguish the heritage of the Casanatense Library. It consists of approximately 80,000 documents. Ecclesiastical State The printed edicts and proclamations of the...
by Administrator | Dec 12, 2009 | Library holdings
Origin and development of the collection The collection of theatrical works of the Casanatense is particularly conspicuous, and its origins can be traced back to the private library of the Casanate containing 160 miscellaneous volumes of dramas from the 16th and 17th...
by Administrator | Dec 12, 2009 | Library holdings
The music section Within the more general physiognomy of a “universal” library, an important section of music stands out in Casanatense, which collects compositions from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, variously structured due to the different acquisitions...
