Biblioteca Comunale Ariostea
Encyclopedia
The Biblioteca Comunale Ariostea is located in the Palazzo Paradise in Ferrara
. It was named Ariostea because within lies the tomb of Ludovico Ariosto
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for the university faculties; here graduated Paracelsus
. In the 17th century as a result of an intervention by Giovan Battista Aleotti
was built the clock tower and marble door and the palace received its present appearance.
In 1753 the palace became the seat of the library, then headed to Ludovico Ariosto. In 1801 was moved inside the monumental tomb of Ludovico Ariosto (by Aleotti, 1612), from the Church of St Benedict. The University of Ferrara
was moved in 1963 to this building, while the library is still located there.
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Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
. It was named Ariostea because within lies the tomb of Ludovico Ariosto
Ludovico Ariosto
Ludovico Ariosto was an Italian poet. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso . The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions...
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History
The Paradise Palace was built in 1391 as a palace of the House of Este. In 1567 the building was leased by Cardinal Ippolito II d'EsteIppolito II d'Este
Ippolito d'Este was an Italian cardinal and statesman. He was a member of the House of Este, and nephew of the other Ippolito d'Este, also a cardinal.-Biography:...
for the university faculties; here graduated Paracelsus
Paracelsus
Paracelsus was a German-Swiss Renaissance physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist....
. In the 17th century as a result of an intervention by Giovan Battista Aleotti
Giovan Battista Aleotti
Giovan Battista Aleotti was an Italian architect.Aleotti was born in Argenta. He completed, with the assistance of his pupil Giovanni Battista Magnani, the plan of the Bolognese church of Santa Maria del Quartiere...
was built the clock tower and marble door and the palace received its present appearance.
In 1753 the palace became the seat of the library, then headed to Ludovico Ariosto. In 1801 was moved inside the monumental tomb of Ludovico Ariosto (by Aleotti, 1612), from the Church of St Benedict. The University of Ferrara
University of Ferrara
The University of Ferrara is the main university of the city of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. In the years prior to the First World War the University of Ferrara, with more than 500 students, was the best attended of the free universities in Italy...
was moved in 1963 to this building, while the library is still located there.
Collection
In the library holds mediaeval manuscripts, among them the biblical manuscripts: 581Minuscule 581
Minuscule 581 , ε 426 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament, on parchment. Palaeographically it has been assigned to the 14th century. The manuscript has complex contents. It was labeled by Scrivener as 450.- Description :The codex contains a complete text of the four Gospels on...
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Minuscule 582
Minuscule 582 , δ 410 , is a Greek minuscule manuscript of the Greek Bible of the Old Testament and New Testament, on paper. Dated by a colophon to the year 1334. The manuscript has complex contents. It was labelled by Scrivener as 451.- Description :The codex contains the entire of the New...
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