Royal Library of Turin

Library in Turin, Italy

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Royal Library

Biblioteca Reale

Interior of the Royal Library of Turin

Location| Turin, Italy
Established| 1842
Collection
Size| 250,000 item (2019), 4,500 item (2019), 342,000 item (2022), 5,500 item (2022), 320,000 volume, 186 item, 300,000 item (2020), 300,000 item (2021)
Other information
Website| Official website

The Royal Library of Turin (Italian: Biblioteca Reale di Torino) is a library located within the ground floor of the Royal Palace of Turin, itself a World Heritage Site in Turin, Italy.

The library contains approximately 200,000 print volumes, 4,500 manuscripts, 3,055 drawings, 187 incunabula predating 1501, 5,019 sixteenth century books, 20,987 pamphlets, 1,500 works on parchment, 1,112 periodicals, and 400 photo albums, maps, engravings, and prints.[1]

## History

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Since his ascent to the throne of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1831, king Charles Albert wished to boost the cultural standing of the nation, and he did so through the introduction of a series of reforms and the establishment of a number of institutions.[2] The library was then founded in 1842 as one of such institutions, with one of its aims being that of grouping and safeguarding manuscripts collected by the House of Savoy.[2][3] The library was fitted out by painter and decorator Pelagio Palagi. In 1893 a Russian collector by the name of Theodore Sabachnikoff donated Leonardo da Vinci's Codex on the Flight of Birds to the library's collection as a gift to the king.[4] Further works by Leonardo held by the library include his presumed self-portrait, his study for the angel in his Virgin of the Rocks, and his study for the angel in Verrocchio's The Baptism of Christ.

In 1998, an underground exhibition room was crafted to safely display the collection to the public with the most up-to-date museum technologies.[5]

* The Geocarta Nautica Universale (1523), the first known map to show the discoveries of the Magellan Expedition

* The presumed self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci held by the Royal Library

## See also

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* Head of a Woman (Leonardo, Turin)

## References

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1. ^ Biblioteca Reale - Beni culturali Archived 2012-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b "La Biblioteca Reale di Torino - SeeTorino". SeeTorino (in Italian). 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
3. ^ Biblioteca Reale AOL Travel
4. ^ "Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin". Birmingham Museum of Art. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
5. ^ "The Royal Library of Turin" (PDF).

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Tourism in Turin

Archaeological sites|

* Palatine Towers

Basilica and Cathedral|

* Turin Cathedral
* Shroud of Turin
* Basilica of Corpus Domini
* Basilica of Our Lady
* Basilica of Superga
* Santuario della Consolata

Churches|

* Chapel of the Holy Shroud
* San Lorenzo
* Gran Madre di Dio
* Madonna del Pilone
* Monte dei Cappuccini
* San Domenico
* San Filippo Neri
* San Dalmazzo
* Santa Teresa

Squares|

* Piazza Carlo Felice
* Piazza Castello
* Piazza San Carlo
* Piazza Statuto
* Piazza Vittorio Veneto

Other structures|

* Castello del Valentino
* Lingotto
* Mole Antonelliana
* Palazzo Carignano
* Palazzo Chiablese
* Palazzo Madama
* Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
* University Library
* Villa della Regina
* Royal Palace with Armory and Royal Library

Theatres|

* Teatro Carignano
* Teatro Regio

Museums|

* Galleria Sabauda
* J-Museum
* Museo Civico d'Arte Antica
* Museo Egizio
* Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile
* Museum of Human Anatomy Luigi Rolando
* Museum of the Risorgimento
* Oriental Art Museum
* National Museum of Cinema
* Natural History Museum

Gardens and parks|

* Parco del Valentino
* Botanical Garden

Sporting scenaries|

* Juventus Stadium
* Pala Alpitour
* PalaRuffini
* PalaTorino
* Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
* Torino Palavela

Events and traditions|

* Italian Environmental Film Festival
* Torino Film Festival
* Turin International Book Fair
* Terra Madre Salone del Gusto

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Residences of the Royal House of Savoy

Turin|

* Castello del Valentino
* Palazzo Carignano
* Palazzo Chiablese
* Palazzo Madama
* Royal Palace of Turin
* Villa della Regina

Province of Turin|

* Agliè Castle
* Castle of Moncalieri
* Rivoli Castle
* Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi
* Castle of Mandria
* Palace of Venaria

Province of Cuneo|

* Castle of Govone
* Pollenzo Estate
* Castle of Racconigi
* Reggia di Valcasotto

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* ISNI
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* Germany
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People|

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