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precious series of Romanesque codices (many of them of the “Atlantic” type, so called because of their large dimensions). He also bought the whole Doni library (comprising 937 manuscripts) as well as groups of manuscripts – including some very old ones – from the book collections of several important Florentine families such as the Strozzi, Davanzati, Salvini, Quaratesi, and De’ Ricci. In addition, he managed to secure autograph papers of distinguished eighteenth-century scholars, among whom Giovanni Lami and Lorenzo Mehus. The latter's correspondence in nine volumes became part of the Biblioteca Riccardiana. As if this weren't enough, Gabriello also purchased 3,349 books (both manuscripts and printed editions, of which 1,200 were annotated) from Anton Maria Salvini's library. Finally, he bought manuscripts from the humanist Nicodemo Tranchedini's library and was presented with books that had belonged to Giuseppe and Benedetto Averani.

226: 1412: 1396: 390:(1685) – is “The Mind Understands the Truth”. In comparison with the fresco in the hall, this work is less complex and with a small number of figures, i.e., the personification of Divinity at the top, a naked maiden (the Truth), Theology, the Mind between the Science and the Philosophy at the bottom. The underlying meaning is as follows: understanding (which the Riccardi family promotes) allows human beings to raise above their natural state, thus ascending towards the light of truth. The latter is connected both with faith (thanks to Theology) but also with science, which we can reach in our earthly life through research and the use of human intelligence. 313:). Those collections consisted of medallions, bronzes, gems, cameos, ivories, and works of goldsmithery as well as the library that Francesco's great-uncle Riccardo Romolo (1558–1612) had started putting together. The works commissioned by Francesco went on for about thirty years; they were temporarily stopped around 1670 (to purchase some adjacent apartments necessary to enlarge the palace) and then resumed at a fast pace. In 1689, when those works (including the façade on the Via Larga) were not finished yet, the gallery painted by 1516: 1444: 1432: 1468: 1456: 545: 386:, admired man of letters and tutor to Francesco). The fresco in the hall depicts the various stages in human life and its consequences (either rewards or punishments); the scenes represent human beings engaged in diverse activities, the personifications of the four seasons, and mythological figures against a natural background. The theme in the library's vault instead is the path to wisdom, understanding, and knowledge. The title of this scene – which was also painted by 344: 279: 1500: 1484: 553: 1182: 352: 25: 1029: 970: 2364: 1772:(1810) still serve as the most useful introductions to the Riccardiana's manuscript collection, for call numbers Ricc. 1002-1700 the main printed catalogue is the one edited in 1900 by Salomone Morpurgo. For call numbers Ricc. 3235-3421 see the catalogue edited by Maria Falciani Prunai. For a more recent assessment see G. Bartoletti, 942:(Ricc. 221): This handwritten copy of the Scriptures from the first decade of the 12th century is also known as “Atlantic Bible” because of its extraordinary size (908 x 415 mm). It belongs to the class of the so-called Roman and Umbro-Roman “giant Bibles”, the best-known among them being those of Saint Cecilia, the 569:; the latter preserve many texts that have not been either published or properly catalogued yet. It is thus not unusual to make new discoveries when reading those sources. The Riccardiana currently houses 4,460 bound manuscripts and 5,620 unbound folios, which include collections once owned by such scholars as 1788:

The drawings currently owned by the library are only a small percentage of what the Riccardi once possessed, together with works mostly painted by those same artists that they hired to decorate the family palace. Alongside the drawings that can still be seen at the Biblioteca Riccardiana the family

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The Riccardiana also owns the Collezione Segré and the Collezione Uzielli (mostly focused on Francis Petrarch and geography, respectively). Finally, the library preserves the collection that was once owned by fashion designer Sestilia Chiostri and her two sisters; it consists of drawings, sketches,

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Gabriello also reorganized the Biblioteca Riccardiana as we still see it today. As for the books that were given on loan to scholars from 1737 onwards, one can find detailed information in a handwritten register that is still preserved in the library (MS Ricc. 3481). Gabriello not only bought books

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and passed under its control. Nevertheless, its public nature was preserved and on October 9 that year it was once again opened to the public. Things, however, were far from simple, especially after one of the two librarians mentioned in Gabriello Riccardi's will – Fontani – passed away in 1819. At

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Marquis Francesco decided to readapt some rooms on the back side of the palace (on what is today Via de’ Ginori) to create a sort of “private museum” bringing together the various family collections that had hitherto been preserved in the family house on Via Gualfonda (in the building that is now 4

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The books that Gabriello bought were never classified separately; instead, they were all added to the existing collection. For this reason, unlike most public libraries, the Biblioteca Riccardiana is still today organized as a single collection and its books are not catalogued according to several

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In 1691 the two rooms inside the library today known as “Sala Esposizione” and “Sala Catalogo” were also painted to continue the decorative program that had until then involved only the most important areas inside the building. In both cases the topic addressed by the frescos is human destiny. The

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In 1742 Gabriello bought from the Montalve monastery Giovanni Battista Fagiuoli's autograph papers, including his famous 27-volume diary, which provides a wealth of information on Florentine society and culture at the time. A few years later, in 1748, he bought from the Santa Marta nunnery a most

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Cosimo's four sons took after their grandfather Francesco regarding their passion for books. This was particularly the case with Gabriello (1705–1798). A clergyman – and, more specifically, a subdeacon – Gabriello played an extraordinary role both in increasing and preserving the family library.

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were added to the library at the death of Vincezio Capponi in 1688. That addition was part of the dowry of his daughter Cassandra, who married Francesco Riccardi; this increased the family's book collection substantially. Meanwhile, Francesco, in addition to receiving the former Capponi library,

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Both born in Castel del Piano, they did their apprenticeship in Rome (in the workshop of Ciro Ferri) before moving to Venice. In the last decade of the 17th century Tommaso worked with Giuseppe Nicola not only to decorate Palazzo Riccardi but also Palazzo Pitti and the church of Santa Maria del

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The parties that the Riccardi family often gave at their palace were an opportunity to open not only the cabinets containing precious gems, medallions, bronzes, and many ancient coins (in addition to the priceless Byzantine ivories collected by their ancestor Riccardo Romolo) but also the doors

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but also paid close attention to their looks by having them bound by artisans whom he knew personally and held in high esteem for their skills. Also, Gabriello's privileged relations with religious communities – due to his clergyman status – made it easier for him to purchase books frequently.

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collection shows how the Biblioteca Riccardiana has managed to bring together a large number of extraordinary private libraries (mostly Florentine and Tuscan ones dating from the 15th and the 16th centuries) that the Riccardi family bought over a long period of time. In doing so, the Riccardi

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for 130,000 “franchi.” Eventually an agreement was reached for 110,000 “franchi” to be paid within three years’ time. Having received permission to spend this sum from the Ministry of Interior Affairs, on April 29, 1813, the city council announced that the library had been purchased.

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The gallery started being decorated toward the end of 1682; its decoration was then suspended for more than two years and was eventually completed in 1685. In 1688-1689 the family collections were moved from the palace on Via Gualfonda to the new residence. See M.J. Minicucci,

686:. The sketches and the illustrations still preserved in the library are the remnants of a patrimony that was originally a lot larger and richer, being part of that collection of famous paintings that made the Riccardi family understandably proud. Some figure drawings are by 305:, Francesco di Cosimo (1648–1719) decided to invest the formidable sum of 115,000 “scudi” to restore, enlarge, and decorate the palace that his family had just bought. That led first to a complete change in the Riccardi's life and eventually to their financial collapse. 781:

language (MS Ricc. 4125); written on both sides of tree bark, they report magic/religious formulas. Also, particularly noteworthy are three scrolls (in Greek, Arabic, and Hebrew, respectively, now MSS Ricc. I-III). MS. Ricc 1071 contains one of the earliest books of

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The gallery and the library (the latter corresponding to what is now the reading room in the “Biblioteca Riccardiana”) were initially conceived as a single unit. For this reason, they share the same decorative program. The hall (which should be considered as a late

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First of all, he decided to separate the library's destiny from that of its various collections; to that purpose, he made the library economically self-sufficient and open to the public during regular working hours, also allowing some books to be checked out.

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in the Via Larga family building, he commissioned the inventories of his own museum collections. The book catalogue was prepared in 1706 by the first Riccardi librarian, the priest Filippo Modesto Landi (d. 1756), who in 1733 was succeeded by

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is the Biblioteca Moreniana; although attached to one another, these libraries have a different history. They are also two separate entities from an administrative point of view, as the Moreniana is under the aegis of the Florence City

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Francesco Riccardi also chose the furnishings and the kind of wood to be used for the furniture. To this purpose he hired two Florentine artisans, Tommaso and Giuseppe Stecchi, who had both to provide the wood and build the

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covering the walls on both levels of the director's office and the adjacent Sala Esposizione also date from those same years; access to the second floor is through a stairway placed behind a revolving set of bookshelves.

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In memory of this important bequest a bust of Vincenzio Capponi by Giovan Battista Foggini and the Riccardi-Capponi double coat of arms were placed in front of each other on opposite sides in the library (west and east,

1134:) this text gives fundamental information to learn about commerce. Yet, in addition to being a schoolbook that teaches the basics on a specific subject, this text conveys a subtler message, as it praises the house of 1582:

Francesco Riccardi also had Luca Giordano work on several paintings; some of them were eventually sold to the English art collector Sir Denis Mahon whereas others ended up in various collections. See C. Giannini,

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for his third wife. Its illuminations, in typical southern Italian style, are characterized by precise outlines in Byzantine fashion coupled with shiny colors and an abundance of gold in the decoration.

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instead) with Jacopo della Lana's commentary; MS Ricc. 1035 (for which see the brief description below) and MS Ricc. 1040, a fifteenth-century exemplar whose first page features a famous portrait of

841:(MS Ricc. 2444), script notes for actors, comedy plots and other such extremely rare materials that help us shed light on staging techniques, theater production, and a number of related matters. The 301:

was a sort of consecration for the Riccardi, who came from humble origins and had only recently attained their noble status. At a time when the Riccardi's patrimony was inferior only to that of the

1175:(who was elected cardinal in 1563) or Giovanni de’ Medici. Ghisolfo probably drew inspiration for his atlases from the more than seventy nautical maps that Battista Agnese's workshop produced in 493:. Two years later, at the auction, a group of bookdealers (Piatti, Pagani, Todini, and Casini) bought the whole library collection for 98,000 “franchi.” They soon tried to sell it to the City of 3098: 433:

The Biblioteca Riccardiana was further enlarged in the second half of the 18th century, after the subdeacon Gabriello Riccardi (1705–1798) purchased more real estate property in 1786. A true

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the Riccardiana was closed for over twenty years, until 1942, when it opened again as a separate library, provided with its own administration. Like all state libraries, it fell under the

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in the late 13th century by a bookshop specialized in the making of precious codices, this small yet extremely refined exemplar must have been commissioned by members of the highest rank.

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Over time the library's patrimony has increased thanks to both acquisitions and donations. Among the latter are the 134 volumes of precious miscellaneous materials that once belonged to

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and rare editions as well as 18,257 printed volumes became public property. The two Riccardi librarians – Francesco Fontani and Luigi Rigoli – were put in charge of the newly acquired

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collection; they were to serve for free and make the library accessible to the public. In 1815, at the time of the so-called “Restauration Period,” the library became property of the

1467: 638:(1679–1770). Eventually, Lami published in several installments – between 1744 and 1756 – what can be considered the first alphabetical catalogue of the Riccardi manuscripts. 3088: 3108: 1234:'s own hand that address subjects as diverse as math, geometry, architecture, studies on fortresses, and measurement systems. All of them were meant as projects for the 1172: 318: 1138:

through coats-of-arms and sketches alluding to scenes from Florentine daily life that have to do with the main local trades. As such, the illuminations decorating this

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No less impressive is the collection of theatrical texts, which features charming stage sketches, including some that were specially made for the Grand Duke

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is also the author of a drawing (a winged female figure holding an armillary sphere, probably to be identified with Urania) in a refined small copy of the

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family. They probably date from the first half of the 16th century. MS Ricc. 3616 was originally made for the Martellis but it was eventually donated to

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Carmine in Pisa. The rich and complex frame surrounding their frescos in Palazzo Medici Riccardi was painted in those same years by Francesco Sacconi.

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collection probably included sketches by Luca Giordano for the frescos that he did in the gallery and the library's reading room. See C. Giannini,

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di Firenze was tasked to manage the Riccardiana as well. He continued to serve in this role until 1884. Eventually, in 1898, the director of the

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in 1873, the letters (mostly on political and literary matters) thet Leopoldo Galeotti left to the Biblioteca Riccardiana in his 1879 will.

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that point, the only librarian left in charge of the Riccardiana – Rigoli – had to oppose a project aimed at merging that library with the

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Il marchese Francesco Riccardi. Studi giovanili, esperienze di viaggio, attività diplomatica del fondatore della Biblioteca Riccardiana,

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4,460 bound manuscripts, 5,620 unbound pages, 73,342 printed volumes, 725 incunables, 3,880 sixteenth-century editions, 258 periodicals.

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From 1810 to the present the manuscript collection has been enlarged thanks to both acquisitions; it now consists of 4.460 exemplars.

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When the Riccardi went bankrupt in the early 19th century the family library and the museum were auctioned. In view of the auction, a

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was inaugurated. The occasion was an event that involved the whole city, that is, the lavish celebrations for the wedding between

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boasts the magnificent bookshelves, neatly carved and gilded, that create the atmosphere of a late-seventeenth-century patrician

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section of the Biblioteca Riccardiana is also conspicuous, including such manuscripts as Ricc. 1005 (also known as “Riccardiano

577:, Lorenzo Mehus, and Mario Pieri. As for its printed books, the Riccardiana holds a collection of 73,342 volumes, including 725 2578: 2431: 2275: 294:). The palace was purchased by Gabriello Riccardi (1606–1675) in March 1659. The entrance to the library is on Via de’ Ginori. 68: 3053: 3027: 2608: 2583: 1601:

leading to the library. This way the hosts gave their guests the chance to admire the Riccardi's outstanding book collection.

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An inventory dating from 1632 informs us that the Riccardi library at the time consisted of almost 500 books (including both

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different inventories. The current manuscript list is basically still the same as the one registered in the 1810

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Notizie storiche, bibliografiche e statistiche della Biblioteca Riccardiana di Firenze nel MDCCCXCVIII

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Fra “modello” e “ricordo”. Le macchie di Luca per i Riccardi e il gusto tardo barocco per l’Innacompli

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Fra “modello” e “ricordo”. Le macchie di Luca per i Riccardi e il gusto tardo barocco per l’Inaccompli

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1898 – 1 March 1942: From an administrative point of view, the Biblioteca Riccardiana merges with the

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purchased significant portions of book collections that originally belonged to such famous figures as

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hint at ancient works in semiprecious stones with portraits of famous philosophers and poets such as

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Per la storia della Biblioteca Riccardiana. Il bibliotecario Luigi Rigoli e un progetto inattuato

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painters entrusted with decorating those rooms were Tommaso Nasini (1663–1746) and his cousin

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Replacing the family of the Tuscan grand dukes as owners of a building as rich in history as

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The artists in charge of restoring and enlarging the palace were – in chronological order –

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Segni's main source of inspiration for the iconography of these scenes were the so-called

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The library boasts a considerable number of books, consisting of both printed volumes and

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and other seventeenth-century Florentine masters, as well as architecture sketches by

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is one of earliest handwritten copies of Machiavelli famous treatise before the 1532

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are decorated with 88 miniatures (19 of which are incomplete) illustrating the texts.

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and his correspondence (1852), the rich collection of political papers bequeathed by

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and printed editions). A major change occurred when over 5,000 printed books and 249

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La Libraria privata del Marchese Suddecano Gabriello Riccardi. Il fondo manoscritti

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La Libraria privata del Marchese Suddecano Gabriello Riccardi. Il fondo manoscritti

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follow the program designed by Senator Alessandro Segni (scholar, secretary to the

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increased his own family's collection by purchasing many books, mostly during his

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The Biblioteca Riccardiana is housed on the back side of what was originally the

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Palazzo Medici into Palazzo Riccardi: The Extension of a Facade along Via Larga

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provide precious information on the techniques and utensils that were used in

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Among the most remarkable works are fourteen nineteenth-century tablets in a

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Stanze segrete: gli artisti dei Riccardi. I ricordi di Luca Giordano e Oltre

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I Riccardi di Firenze. Una famiglia e un patrimonio nella Toscana dei Medici

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La volta della Galleria di Luca Giordano: percorsi terreni, trionfi stellari

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La volta della Galleria di Luca Giordano: percorsi terreni, trionfi stellari

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Stanze segrete: gli artisti dei Riccardi. I ricordi di Luca Giordano e Oltre

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I Riccardi di Firenze. Una famiglia e un patrimonio nella Toscana dei Medici

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La Biblioteca Riccardiana di Firenze. L’ambiente, le collezioni, i servizi

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or important families like the Pandolfini, Minerbetti, Nesi, Adimari, and

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La Biblioteca Riccardiana da biblioteca di famiglia a biblioteca pubblica

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Atti e memorie dell’Accademia toscana di scienze e lettere La Colombaria

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June 1973 – May 1983: Maria Jole Minicucci (on leave from 1974 to 1976).

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Bartolomeo Bimbi. Un pittore di piante e animali alla corte dei Medici

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ascribed to him, maybe basing himself on a funerary mask of the poet.

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For a complete catalogue of the Riccardiana Library drawings see

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1876-1898: The Biblioteca Riccardiana is under the aegis of the

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Beni librari, committenza e artisti nelle collezioni fiorentine

1987:(Florence, 6-11 giugno 1978), Florence, 1980, pp. 114–121. 786:; it was dedicated to a “pleasure-seeking fraternity” known as 441:– what is now the director's office, which he dedicated to the 136:

Address: 10 Via Ginori, 50123 Florence, Italy - Region: Tuscany

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Biblioteche Riccardiana e Moreniana in Palazzo Medici Riccardi

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I restauri nel Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Rinascimento e Barocco

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Atti del Terzo Congresso Internazionale degli Amici dei Musei

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Fatti e misfatti riccardiani. Un secolo e mezzo di restauri

1810:, exhibition catalogue, ed. by M. Chiarini, Florence, 1999. 890:, the Riccardi also collected precious incunables, such as 1059:'s hand (Ricc. 1035): Dating from the 1360s, this copy of 908:(Ed. Rare 640) filled with notes written in his own hand. 2000:, eds. G. Cherubini – G. Fanelli, Florence, Giunti, 1990. 1865:“All’usanza moderna ridotto”: gli interventi dei Riccardi 1656:, XXIII, 1972, 267, pp. 74-82; N. Barbolani di Montauto, 1545:“All’usanza moderna ridotto”; gli interventi dei Riccardi 1521:

Ed. rare 120, f. 45r: Bartolomeo Ammannati's sketchbook (

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October 1956 – May/June 1967: Berta Maracchi Biagiarelli.

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May 1953 – December/January 1954/1955: Giovanni Semerano.

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photocopies, croquis, and photographs pertaining to this

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and the drawings of Itala (also known as Mippia) Fucini.

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Il palazzo mediceo riccardiano e i suoi recenti restauri

1883:, exhibition catalogue, ed. M. Chairini, Florence, 1999. 1523:

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1353:

January/February 1955 – September 1956: Alberto Giraldi.

601:, Crinito, Fonzio, Nicodemo Francesco Tranchedini, and 1925:

Luca Giordano in Palazzo Riccardi. 2. The Oil Sketches

1461:

The director's office seen from the library's balcony.

1320:(Ricc. 1711, f. 1v) illuminated by Antonio di Niccolò. 1300:(Ed. rare 691): It is the first Florentine edition of 1238:

family, some of which were eventually realized. Among

670:

From Ricc. 100on onwards: Italian Classics manuscripts

556:

The director's office seen from the library's balcony.

1949:

Miscellanea di studi in onore di Anna Saitta Revignas

1425:

fresco, Biblioteca Riccardiana, The Sala Esposizione.

2037:

I Riccardi a Firenze e in villa. Tra fasto e cultura

1938:

Miniatura viva: codici, facsimili, miniatori di oggi

1573:, exhibition catalogue, Florence, 1983, pp. 112-121. 1571:

I Riccardi a Firenze e in villa. Tra fasto e cultura

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Lazzi, Florence, Polistampa, 2009. 1650:Gli specchi dipinti della Galleria Riccardi 3089:Buildings and structures completed in 1600 2375: 2138: 2124: 2116: 1992:I codici Riccardiani della Divina Commedia 1956:Una biblioteca all’incanto: la Riccardiana 1927:, Florence-München 1976, pp. 295–312. 1894:Inventario e stima della Libreria Riccardi 1774:La libreria privata del Marchese Suddecano 1750:Inventario e stima della Libreria Riccardi 1701:Inventario e stima della Libreria Riccardi 980:The Sant Margaret and Saint Agnese Legends 749:Among the twentieth-century donations are 483:Inventario e stima della Libreria Riccardi 229:The entrance to the library on Via Ginori. 120: 3109:Libraries established in the 16th century 1423:Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides, 1004:and members of his workshop, it contains 661:Ricc. 99-166: Greek and Latin manuscripts 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 2239:Museo Nazionale Alinari della Fotografia 1981:Un tesoro disperso: il museo riccardiano 1777:Gabriello Riccardi. 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Fanelli eds., 1660:, Florence, 1996, pp. 45-46, n. 107; 1549:Il Palazzo Medici-Riccardi di Firenze 1547:, in G. Cherubini – G. Fanelli eds., 849:”), that is, a Bolognese copy of the 198:, in the neighborhood comprising the 7: 1896:, available online in PDF format at 1875:I Danti riccardiani: parole e figure 1752:, available online in PDF format at 1703:, available online in PDF format at 1477:Biblioteca Riccardiana reading room. 1417:Giuseppe Nicola and Tommaso Nasini, 1368:1983 – 1985: Carla Guiducci Bonanni. 682:The Biblioteca Riccardiana owns 276 489:and in the main cities north of the 47:adding citations to reliable sources 2249:Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze 2106:Anagrafe delle Biblioteche Italiane 2022:, Florence, 1987, pp. 205–217. 1871:, Florence, 1990, pp. 150–152. 1374:1986 – 1995: Maria Prunai Falciani. 1126:, the future Duke of Nemours. 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