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Columbia Seminar in the Renaissance:Massimo Ceresa (Catholic University of America)

April 13, 2021
4:00 PM - 6:15 PM
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“In the Service of the Church and of the Learned:
The First Inventories of Printed Books in the Vatican Library (1608-1610)”

This paper analyzes the very first inventories of printed books in the Vatican Library (Vat. lat. 6446; Vat. lat. 14477, 1608-1610 ca).  It shows how a close examination of the early inventories of the papal library can throw light on early modern book collecting, existing manuscript collections, information management, the architecture of Renaissance libraries, and contemporary currents of lay and religious thought.

Details

If you would like to attend the meeting, we kindly ask that you respond to this announcement by this Friday, April 9th so that our rapporteur, Matt Mazewski, can assemble a list of attendees.  Those who respond will then receive an email Zoom invitation from Alan Stewart sometime before or on the 4th that will include a link and password to let you access the meeting.