Biblioteca Estense Universitaria di Modena
| Biblioteca Estense Universitaria di Modena | |
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 Palazzo dei Musei where the library is located
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| Library type | State Public Library |
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Modena 
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| ISIL | IT-MO0089 |
| Website | http://bibliotecaestense.beniculturali.it/ |
The Biblioteca Estense Universitaria is a public library in Modena and is housed in the Palazzo dei Musei .
history
The library has its historical origins in the library collection of the Este , that family that the Duchy of Ferrara and that of Modena and Reggio ruled. When the Este family had to return Ferrara to the Papal States, they managed to transfer the library along with other family assets, such as the picture gallery, to Modena , which became the capital of the duchy in 1598 . The library has grown since then.
Some important directors of the Biblioteca Estense:
- Giacomo Cantelli
- Benedetto Bacchini
- Giovan Battista Boccabadati
- Carlo Gemelli
- Lodovico Antonio Muratori
- Francesco Vandelli
- Francesco Antonio Zaccaria
- Girolamo Tiraboschi
- Emma Coen Pirani
The careful selection of documents from the various religious orders was primarily due to Tiraboschi. In particular, the libraries of the Jesuits , Benedictines , Theatines and Franciscans were merged.
After the Napoleonic period, the Dukes of Austria-Este expanded the library and after the unification of Italy it was taken over into the university library. In 1995, from an organizational point of view, the two institutes were merged into the Biblioteca Estense Universitaria , a department of the Ministry of Cultural Property and Tourism .
It fulfills the function of legal deposit for the works published in the Province of Modena.
It was decided to move to the former Sant'Agostino hospital, which was restored by the Fondazione Cassa Risparmio di Modena.
Stocks
The library's rich holdings include a Byzantine gospel book from the 10th century, the Cantino-Planisphere (the oldest surviving Portuguese map), a Catalan globe from the 15th century, the Borso d'Este Bible (1455–1461) and some magnificent volumes from the library of the Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490), the Bibliotheca Corviniana .
Web links
- Library website . bibliotecaestense.beniculturali.it.
- Biblioteca Estense universitaria di Modena . Anagrafe delle biblioteche italiane, Istituto centrale per il catalogo unico delle biblioteche italiane e per le informazioni bibliografiche.
- Online catalog of the artistic heritage of the Este .
- Estense at Manus online .
Remarks
- ↑ Gazzetta di Modena ( it )