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Biblioteca Vallicelliana

TheBiblioteca Vallicellianais a library inRome,Italy.The library is located in theOratorio dei Filippinicomplex[1]built byFrancesco BorrominiinPiazza della Chiesa Nuova.[2][3][4]

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″N12°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), 273,673 volume, 435 itemEdit this on Wikidata

The library holds about 130,000 volumes of manuscripts,incunabula,and books.[4][5]Among these, there are about 3,000 manuscripts written in Latin and Greek,[4]including a Bible which belonged toAlcuindating to the 9th century[2]and a lectionary from the 12th century.[6]The library holds documents from the time of theReformationandCounter-Reformation.

History

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The library was established in 1565 by StFilippo Neriwho left his collection to the congregation past his death in 1595.[4][2][6][7]PopeGregory XIIIofficially recognized the library in 1575 with the bull "Copiosus in misericordia".[2][6][7]The library was mentioned in 1581 when Achille Stazio donated 1,700 printed volumes and 300 manuscripts toFilippo Neriand the Congregation of the Oratory.[4][7]The Archive and part of the Library of San Giovanni n Venere was donated in 1585.[7]In 1604, there were more donations to the library in the form o f books of Pierre Morin andGiovenale Ancina.[7]In 1607, CardinalCesare Baroniodied and left a part of his library to the Vallicelliana.[6][7]The first library was partially destroyed by a fire in 1620. The current building was built in the subsequent years.[7]In 1644, the Borromini Hall was inaugurated byFrancesco Borromini.[2]Borromini directed the construction from 1637 to 1652, and was continued byCamillo Arcucciin 1649 and finished in 1667.[7]In 1669Leone Allacci[7]presented to the library 243 volumes, 137 Latin and 106 Greek (Fondo Allacci), in 1764Giuseppe Bianchinipresented 293 volumes (Fondo Bianchini), in 1843Ruggero Falzacappapresented 79 volumes of documents from 17-19th centuries (Fondo Falzacappa).

Manuscripts

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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

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  1. ^Lowinsky, Edward E (1950)."A Newly Discovered Sixteenth Century Motet Manuscript at the Biblioteca Vallicelliana in Rome".Journal of the American Musicological Society.3(3): 173–232.doi:10.2307/829733.JSTOR829733.RetrievedOctober 11,2022.
  2. ^abcde"Vallicellian Library".Roma Sito Turistico Ufficiale.Archived fromthe originalon October 18, 2021.RetrievedOctober 10,2022.
  3. ^"Biblioteca Vallicelliana".Woodbury University.January 24, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon October 12, 2022.RetrievedOctober 12,2022.
  4. ^abcdef"Un viaggio nella Biblioteca Vallicelliana di Borromini".The Parallel Vision(in Italian). April 28, 2022. Archived fromthe originalon April 28, 2022.RetrievedOctober 12,2022.
  5. ^"BIBLIOTECA VALLICELLIANA".American Academy in Rome.Archived fromthe originalon October 11, 2022.RetrievedOctober 10,2022.
  6. ^abcd"Biblioteca Vallicelliana".Rome Art Week.October 22, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon October 12, 2022.RetrievedOctober 11,2022.
  7. ^abcdefghiScavone, Martina (December 28, 2019)."Biblioteche storiche di Roma: la Biblioteca Vallicelliana".La Citta' Immaginaria(in Italian).RetrievedOctober 12,2022.
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