Angelo Maria Bandini
Angelo Maria Bandini (born September 25, 1726 in Florence , † August 10, 1803 in Fiesole ) was an Italian author, librarian and canon . He was a passionate collector of books and the author of numerous publications as well as a member of many academies and librarian of the Biblioteca Marucelliana and later the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence.
He lived in Florence until 1795, after which he bought a property on the hill of Fiesole, which he restored and set up his own museum. In 1803 he died in his estate.
He left his collection to the Bishop of Fiesole. He built up the collection with the intention of documenting the history of Florentine and Tuscan painting in its main features during the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance . In 1913, a new museum was designed (which was subsequently built) near the Roman theater.
Bandini's work Collectio veterum aliquot monumentorum ad historiam praecipue Litterariam pertinentiam was placed on the index of forbidden books in 1753 .
Publications (selection)
Among other things, the following works are included in Bandini:
- Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum graecorum, latinorum, italicorum etc, Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (1767–1778)
- Catalogus codicum bibliothecae Laurentianae 3. (Florentiae 1770)
- Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum latinorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (1774)
- Bibliotheca Leopoldina Laurentiana seu catalogus manuscriptorum qui iussu Petri Leopoldi [...] nunc augustissimi imperatoris Germaniae Hungariae et Boiohemiae regis etc. in Laurentiam translati sunt [...]. 2 volumes, Florence 1791–1793.
literature
- Bandini, Angelo Maria. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 5: Bacca-Baratta. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1963.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bandini, Angelo Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian author and librarian and canon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1726 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1803 |
| Place of death | Fiesole |