{"id":258933,"date":"2009-12-12T10:38:18","date_gmt":"2009-12-12T09:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casanatense.cultura.gov.it\/public-notices\/the-incunabula\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T06:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T04:46:33","slug":"incunabula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casanatense.cultura.gov.it\/en\/library-holdings\/incunabula\/","title":{"rendered":"Incunabula"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>The collection<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Father Masetti defined the collection of incunabula of the Casanatense as \u201can excellent or perhaps unique collection\u201d. Despite its relatively modest size (just over 2,000 volumes), the collection covers a broad disciplinary spectrum, ranging from theology to canon law, from philosophy to science, from Greek and Latin classics to the lives of saints, from editions of the Divine Comedy and other medieval authors to humanistic literature. The collection was formed mostly in the 18th century with targeted acquisitions by Gian Domenico Agnani and Giovanni Battista Audiffredi. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/casanatense.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Incunaboli.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casanatense.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Incunaboli.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/casanatense.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Incunaboli.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/casanatense.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Incunaboli-1280x963.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/casanatense.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Incunaboli-980x737.jpg 980w, https:\/\/casanatense.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Incunaboli-480x361.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-257613\" title=\"Incunaboli\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><strong>The spaces intended for collection<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The fifteenth-century editions, originally placed in the Monumental Hall together with the rest of the bibliographic heritage, were later reserved for the first of the rooms preceding the Hall and overlooking Via di S. Ignazio, for which the Casanatense paid rent to the nearby Minerva convent until 1860. This first move is due to Father Giacomo Alberto Magno (prefect from 1798 to 1840), who, after having collected and arranged the precious collection in what was called the \u201cChamber of the Quattrocentisti\u201d, described the incunabula in a three-volume repertoire, which follows the chronological order of the editions. The next location for the incunabula was the current armored warehouse. The move, certainly motivated by protection needs, occurred during the direction of Ignazio Giorgi (1893-1923).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>First editions and unique copies<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The presence of first editions and unique copies is significant, such as the Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis (Paris, Piguchet-Vostre, 1497), The Breviarum Romanun (Venice, Evangelista da S. Severino, 1482), The Hortus Sanitatis of V\u00e9rard (Paris, [1499]), the Pratica of Valascus de Tarenta (Lyon, Trechsel, 1490), the Legenda Aurea of Jacobus de Varagine (Nuremberg, Koberger, 1482), the Doctrinale of Alexander de Villa Dei (Modena, Vurster, circa 1475).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"txt-verdana-xxP-nero\"><span class=\"txt-verdana-xxP-rosso\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt-verdana-xxP-nero\">A.M. Adorisio, <em>Cultura e lingua volgare a Roma fra Quattrocento e Cinquecento<\/em>, in <em>Studi di biblioteconomia e storia del libro in onore di Francesco Barberi<\/em>, Roma, AIB, 1976<\/p>\n<p class=\"txt-verdana-xxP-nero\">M. Panetta e R. Aiello, <em>Il fondo incunabuli e rari<\/em>, in <em>La Biblioteca Casanatense<\/em>, Firenze, Nardini, 1993, p. 123-155<\/p>\n<p class=\"txt-verdana-xxP-nero\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span lang=\"IT\">Read also:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt-verdana-xxP-nero\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/casanatense.cultura.gov.it\/en\/activities\/editorials\/the-illuminated-incunabula-of-the-casanatense-library\/\"><span class=\"txt-verdana-xxP-rosso\"><strong>The illuminated incunabula of the Casanatense Library<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt-verdana-xxP-nero\"><span class=\"txt-verdana-xxP-rosso\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"IT\">Consult:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt-verdana-xxP-nero\"><a href=\"https:\/\/casanatense.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/incunaboli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"txt-verdana-xxP-rosso\"><strong>Incunabula in Vernacular on Digital Shelves<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[],"formats":[],"class_list":["post-258933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-library-holdings"],"dsm_author":{"name":"Administrator","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86377b3a23e629130339fd490f03005a5e80488b8a55b213d7ae4aed1651eafe?s=96&r=g","archive_link":"https:\/\/casanatense.cultura.gov.it\/en\/author\/administrator\/","biodata":""},"dsm_categories":[{"term_name":"Library holdings","term_id":131,"term_link":"https:\/\/casanatense.cultura.gov.it\/en\/category\/library-holdings\/"}],"dsm_attachment_categories":[],"dsm_featured_image":null,"dsm_comment_count":0,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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