Antonio Magliabechi
Antonio Magliabechi (incorrectly also Magliabecchi ; born October 23, 1633 in Florence , † July 4, 1714 ibid) was an Italian scholar, bibliophile and librarian.
After losing his father in 1640, Magliabechi was apprenticed to a goldsmith by his mother. He worked in this profession until he was 40, but from an early age he had not only acquired knowledge of ancient languages but also extensive knowledge of literary history through self-study. He collected books and is said to have had a phenomenal memory. After his mother died in 1673, he turned completely to his spiritual and scientific inclinations.
Michele Ermini , librarian to Cardinal Leopoldo de 'Medici , discovered in him the great scholar, and Marmi used him in the collection of a library for the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Tuscany , Cosimo III. de 'Medici , whose curator he later became.
He bequeathed his important book collection, in the midst of which he had lived in his narrow private house in Florence and which last comprised over 30,000 volumes, to the Grand Duke for the purpose of setting up a public library. The collection is particularly valuable because of its numerous manuscripts and old prints (three-volume catalog of the same by Fossi, Florence 1795). This so-called Magliabechiana was merged in 1859 with the Biblioteca Palatina di Firenze (the Grand Ducal Library) to form the Italian National Library .
Like his younger contemporary Muratori , Magliabechi himself published several older writings. He corresponded with many well-known scholars of his time, including Leibniz and Christian Daum . A selection of the letters addressed to him was compiled by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Florence 1745); many other letters can be found in the Correspondance inédite de Mabillon et de Montfaucon avec l'Italie (Paris 1847, three volumes).
Magliabechi, who lived according to the motto Scire nostrum reminisci , spent his last years withdrawn in the convent of the Santa Maria Novella monastery in Florence, where he also died and where he is buried. He left his fortune to the poor.
literature
- M. Albanese: Magliabechi, Antonio. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 67: Macchi – Malaspina. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2006.
Web links
- Literature by and about Antonio Magliabecchi in the catalog of the Berlin State Library
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Jakob Christoph Beck , August Johann Burtoff and Jakob Christoph Iselin (editors): Neu- Vermehrtes Historisch- und Geographisches Allgemeine Lexicon , Basel 1743, 3rd edition, 4th part, pp. 950-952.
- ↑ J. Aegidius van Egmont van der Nijenburg and John Heyman: Travel through Part of Europe, Asia Minor, the Islands of the Archipelago, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Mount Sinai etc. , London 1759 (translated from the Dutch), p. 41-43.
- ^ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz : Complete Writings and Letters , Series 1, Volume 17, Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2001, p. 133 (restricted preview) ; Series 3, Volume 3, Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1991, pp. 5-39 (limited preview)
- ^ Richard Beck: The Relationship of the Florentine Antonio Magliabechi to Christian Daum, Rector of Zwickau . Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen 15, 1898, pp. 98–112, 146–176
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Magliabechi, Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Magliabecchi, Antonio (misspelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian scholar, bibliophile and librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1633 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 4, 1714 |
| Place of death | Florence |