Biblioteca del Convento dei Cappuccini di Montughi

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Salita alla Chiesa e Convento de PP Cappuccini di Montughi , 1744 (in the background the monastery, location of the library to this day)

The Biblioteca del Convento dei Cappuccini di Montughi (Provincial Library of the Capuchins of Montughi), also known as the Biblioteca provinciale dei Cappuccini , is a monastery library that has been in operation since the 16th century . It is located in Florence , Via dei Cappuccini 1. It has around 60,000 units.

history

The library goes back to the founding of the monastery in 1572, after Cosimo I had given the hill of Montughi , today in the urban area of ​​Florence, to the Capuchins . The continuation of the collection of books of the Capuchin monastery that was created there was finally abandoned under Grand Duke Leopold in 1782 and also lost holdings during the Napoleonic occupation in 1810 and to the Italian state in 1866. Nevertheless, a large part of the collection was preserved because it had been kept in private hands . The library of the Capuchins in Florence was later enriched by donations and financial contributions from various old Capuchin monasteries as well as by new acquisitions.

Stocks

Library old stamp

The holdings of the library of the Capuchins in Florence include literary, theological and historical works, as well as works on the history and culture of Tuscany and the Franciscans . Today there are around 60,000 volumes, including around 4,000 single-sheet prints . The library holds 60 incunabula and around 2000 volumes from the 16th and 17th centuries. A total of 1610 data sets are recorded in the LAIT, the Libri antichi in Toscana 1501–1885 .

In October 2014, the International Association of Antiquarian Booksellers ( ILAB ) reported book theft from the Capuchin library in Florence.

literature

  • Giuliano Laurentini: Incunaboli e cinquecentine della Biblioteca dei Cappuccini di Firenze. Biblioteca Provinciale dei Cappuccini, Firenze 1988

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LAIT Regione Toscana: Biblioteca del Convento dei Cappuccini di Montughi. Firenze ( Memento from May 19, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ LAIT - Libri antichi in Toscana 1501-1885 ( Memento of 23 January 2011 at the Internet Archive ); can be found there via versione Web ( Memento from March 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) -> Possessori, Localizzazioni
  3. ↑ LAIT Regione Toscana: Biblioteca del Convento dei Cappuccini di Montughi. Firenze ( Memento from May 19, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ ILAB: Books stolen from the Cappuccini Library in Florence ; the linked list of missing books (PDF) shows the library's new stamp.

Coordinates: 43 ° 47 ′ 36.8 "  N , 11 ° 14 ′ 59.4"  E