Biblioteca Vallicelliana

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Vallicelliana Library
Biblioteca Vallicelliana
Domenico Barrière, Façade of the Oratorio dei Filippini, 1658 for Roma ricercata nel suo sito
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41°53′54″N 12°28′11″E / 41.89829219483768°N 12.469766463470876°E / 41.89829219483768; 12.469766463470876
LocationRome, Italy
Established1569
Collection
Size289,859 item (2019), 3,191 item (2019), 159,139 item (2020), 159,490 item (2021) Edit this on Wikidata

The Biblioteca Vallicelliana is a library in Rome, Italy. The library is located in the Oratorio dei Filippini complex[1] built by Francesco Borromini in Piazza della Chiesa Nuova.[2][3][4]

The library holds about 130,000 volumes of manuscripts,

Reformation and Counter-Reformation
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History

The library was established in 1565 by St

Leone Allacci[7] presented to the library 243 volumes, 137 Latin and 106 Greek (Fondo Allacci), in 1764 Giuseppe Bianchini presented 293 volumes (Fondo Bianchini), in 1843 Ruggero Falzacappa
presented 79 volumes of documents from 17-19th centuries (Fondo Falzacappa).

Manuscripts

In the library are housed the biblical manuscripts: Minuscule 169, 170, 171, 393, 394, 397. The library covers multiple topics, including history, philology, archeology, theology, and more.[4]

References

  1. JSTOR 829733
    . Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Vallicellian Library". Roma Sito Turistico Ufficiale. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Biblioteca Vallicelliana". Woodbury University. January 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Un viaggio nella Biblioteca Vallicelliana di Borromini". The Parallel Vision (in Italian). April 28, 2022. Archived from the original on April 28, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "BIBLIOTECA VALLICELLIANA". American Academy in Rome. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Biblioteca Vallicelliana". Rome Art Week. October 22, 2018. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Scavone, Martina (December 28, 2019). "Biblioteche storiche di Roma: la Biblioteca Vallicelliana". La Citta' Immaginaria (in Italian). Retrieved October 12, 2022.

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