The course provides a framework for the discipline with the aim of underlining the close link between library history and the history of literature and philology
Prerequisites
nothing
Teaching Methods
The lessons are seminar-based with the active intervention of the students through their research
Type of Assessment
The exam will take place only in oral form; the seminar work carried out by the students during the course will be an integral part of the exam
Course program
The course includes a brief history of libraries, with particular attention to Renaissance libraries, both public and private, of both individuals and institutions
Suggested readings
A. Manfredi, Per una storia delle biblioteche dall'antichità al primo rinascimento, Città del Vaticano 2019.
There will also be some articles related to the history of libraries on which students will be able to carry out their oral reports.
Further information
Some visits to Florentine libraries are planned to view manuscripts and incunabula
