Studi di archivistica, bibliografia, paleografia

Series | Studi di archivistica, bibliografia, paleografia
Edited book | La legatura dei libri antichi
Chapter | Bindings of Manuscripts in the Vatican Library Between Current Condition and Ancient Inventories

Bindings of Manuscripts in the Vatican Library Between Current Condition and Ancient Inventories

A Study Sample (Vat. lat. 4195-4241)

Abstract
A homogeneous group of manuscripts from the ancient Latin collection of the Vatican Library, Vat. lat. 4195-4241, is examined to describe their bindings and the changes and replacement interventions; therefore the study tries to reconstruct with information from ancient catalogues the condition of the bindings when these books arrived in the Vatican Library. Ancient inventories are in fact a precious source for better understanding the development of the material history of the manuscripts.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: March 25, 2024 | Accepted: May 2, 2024 | Published Oct. 29, 2024 | Language: it

Keywords Ancient bindingsVatican LibraryMaterial history of manuscriptsAncient inventoriesVaticani latini 4195-4241


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