Malatestiana Library
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The Malatestiana Library is a 15th-century public library in Cesena, Italy, renowned as the oldest civic library in Europe to have survived intact with its original building, furnishings, and manuscript collection.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance building
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historical library ⓘ public library ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
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Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| collectionContains |
humanist manuscripts
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incunabula ⓘ medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| genre | humanist library ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
bifora windows
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nave-like hall ⓘ rows of wooden benches with lecterns ⓘ vaulted ceiling ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of early public library in Europe
ⓘ
symbol of humanist culture in Cesena ⓘ |
| hasOriginalFeature |
original building
ⓘ
original furnishings ⓘ original manuscript collection ⓘ |
| hasPart |
manuscript collection
ⓘ
monastic choir-style desks ⓘ original wooden furnishings ⓘ reading room ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Italian national monument
ⓘ
UNESCO Memory of the World Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | oldest civic library in Europe preserved intact ⓘ |
| inception |
1450s
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cesena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emilia-Romagna ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | former Franciscan convent ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Domenico Malatesta Novello
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malatesta family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Municipality of Cesena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
inscription on UNESCO Memory of the World Register
ⓘ
recognized as oldest civic library in Europe preserved in its original building ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
historical research
ⓘ
public reading ⓘ |
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