Library of the Museo di Storia Naturale
The library of the Museo di Storia Naturale , the museum of natural history, is one of the scientific libraries in Venice . It was created with the Museum of Natural History ( Museo di Storia Naturale ) in 1923 and was based on collections from Venetian naturalists such as Gian Domenico Nardo (1802–1877), Nicolò Contarini (1780–1849), Giovanni Miani (1810–1872) and Antonio Dondi dell'Orologio (1751-1801). It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Fontego dei Turchi on the Grand Canal. These holdings were expanded through acquisitions, donations and exchanges with other scientific institutions.
In addition to its scientific and documentary activities - for example on the Venice lagoon - the house also performs didactic functions for the schools in the city's historic center. This includes a laboratory , for example .
The collection today comprises 40,000 volumes, 55 of which are from the 16th century, 100 from the 17th, 750 from the 18th and 600 from the 19th century. The library has 620 current periodicals. There are also 120 current periodicals, plus 2,100 no longer subscribed or expired.
The oldest manuscript holdings are the Fondo Contarini by Conte Nicolò Contarini, which consists of around 13,000 manuscripts, the Fondo Nardo by Conte Gian Domenico Nardo (1802–1877), which has not yet been cataloged and which consists of 15,000 manuscripts , then the Fondo Dondi Dell'Orologio des Marchese Antonio Carlo Dondi Dell'Orologio consisting of around 2,000, which is also not yet cataloged, finally the Fondo Miani , which goes back to Giovanni Miani and a Fondo non catalogato of 101 fascicles .
The house has published the Bollettino del Museo civico di Storia Naturale di Venezia since 1927 , for which an index is available until 1999.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 27.9 ″ N , 12 ° 19 ′ 40.4 ″ E