Ultimo aggiornamento 30 August 2025
Presentation of the book ‘Incunabula and sixteenth-century books from the Astronomical Observatories of the National Institute of Astrophysics (1478-1560)’
On 6 February 2025 at 4 p.m. at the Istituto Centrale per la Patologia degli Archivi e del Libro, there will be a presentation of the book ‘Incunabula and sixteenth-century editions from the astronomical observatories of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (1478-1560)’ edited by Emilia Olostro Cirella, Laura Abrami, Giovanna Caprio, Francesca Perrone, and Donatella Randazzo. The catalogue is the result of a census of the ancient book heritage preserved in the libraries of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Observatories of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica and describes 227 printed editions of works published between 1478 and 1560.
Dr Aurora Raniolo, Director of the Istituto Centrale per la Patologia degli Archivi e del Libro, Roberto Ragazzoni, President of the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, and Antonella Gasperini, Head of Libraries, Museums and Third Mission at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, will be present to give the institutional greetings.
This will be followed by speeches by Edoardo Barbieri, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan; Massimo Della Valle, Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory, Naples, and Accademia dei Lincei; and Emilia Olostro Cirella, Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory, Naples.
6 February 2025 | 4 p.m. | FREE ADMISSION UNTIL FULL CAPACITY IS REACHED
‘Maria Clara Lilli Di Franco’ Conference Room of the Istituto Centrale per la Patologia degli Archivi e del Libro – Via Milano, 76 – 00184 Rome
For information and reservations: ic-pal.comunicazione@cultura.gov.it
