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Address Piazza di Sant'Agostino, 8, 00186 Roma, Italy Hours Open today · 8:30AM–6:50PMWednesday8:30AM–6:50PMThursday8:30AM–6:50PMFriday8:30AM–1:45PMSaturday8:30AM–1:45PMSundayClosedMonday8:30AM–1:45PMTuesday8:30AM–6:50PM Similar Biblioteca Vallicelliana, Biblioteca Casanatense, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Sant'Eustachio, Teatro Quirino | ||
Intervista alla dott ssa fiammetta terlizzi direttrice della biblioteca angelica a roma
The Angelica Library (Italian: Biblioteca Angelica) is in Rome, Italy. It is a public library located in the Piazza Sant'Agostino square, next to the church of Sant'Agostino, not far from Piazza Navona.
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- Intervista alla dott ssa fiammetta terlizzi direttrice della biblioteca angelica a roma
- History
- References
The library holds about 180,000 volumes of manuscripts (among them Codex Angelicus) and 1,100 incunabula, which formerly belonged to the Augustinians. These works are important for our knowledge of the history of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.
History
The library was established in 1604 by Angelo Rocca (1546–1620), and belonged to the Augustinian monastery. It was the second library in Italy (after Biblioteca Ambrosiana) opened for a public service (in 1609).
Since 1940, the library has housed the archives of the Academy of Arcadia. Since 1975, the library has been under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture.