Vatican Library, its history and treasures

Author

Stickler, Alfons Maria (Editor); Boyle, Leonard Eugene (Editor)

Document type

Livre

Language

English

Source

ill. (some col.; index ; 277 p. ; 1989

ISBN

1559280603

Publisher

Belser, Yorktown Heights, NY (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Brief history of the Biblioteca vaticana (Rome, Vatican) from its origins in Early Christian papal collections to the present, followed by descriptions of 126 examples of manuscripts, 4th-16th cs., mainly illuminated, and documents, 16th-19th cs. from its collections. Includes a chronology of the library, a glossary, and a survey of codices according to signatures.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- Pictorial arts -- Manuscript illumination -- Italy
• Manuscripts
• Documents
• Italy
• 400-1600
• Manuscript illumination
• Collections
• Vaticano, Biblioteca apostolica vaticana||Roma (ITA)
• Libraries

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Enluminure -- Italie
• Manuscrits
• Documents
• Italie
• 400-1600
• Enluminure
• Collections
• Vaticano, Biblioteca apostolica vaticana||Roma (ITA)
• Bibliothèque

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910401-00451720

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