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Explore the inner workings of a 15th‑century papal library and the people who built it.
This edition illuminates how books were stored, bound, and used, and how a vast collection came to life in the Vatican under Sixtus IV.
The text focuses on the rooms, furniture, and daily routines that kept the Bibliotheca Vaticana running. It traces the design and decoration of the library space, the desks and cases that held volumes, and the careful attention given to light, glazing, and inlaid wood. It also details the staff who managed lending, cataloging, and maintenance, along with the steady stream of purchases and repairs that sustained the collection.
- How desks, bookcases, and furniture were designed and built for the Latin, Greek, and inner libraries.
- What staff roles looked like, from librari to scribes and keepers, plus their day‑to‑day duties.
- How books were bound, catalogued, lent, and protected with chains and bindings.
- The practical details of funding, materials, and renovations that shaped the library.
Ideal for readers of museum and library history, as well as those curious about how great collections were cared for in the past.
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