Extraordinary visits to the paper heritage of some libraries for the 2016 paper Sunday initiative in Naples!
Il 9 October 2016 the initiative promoted by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage is back entitled Sunday of paper, which will take place in Naples and other cities.
Some Libraries and State Archives will open exceptionally to the public, You can admire the paper heritage preserved in these beautiful places of culture, made up of rare and ancient documents and one paper finds and priceless.
In our city it will be possible to visit the National Library of Naples where access to theWorkshop of the Ercolano Papyrus and the exhibition that will retrace the Naples of Charles of Bourbon.
The other museum pole belonging to the event will be the University Library of Naples, with the ligatures of the private Library of the Bourbons.
Below is the program in detail. If more places are added, we will update the article.
Adhering places
Vittorio Emanuele III National Library
Domenica di Carta on the Discovery of the Papyri and rare Autographs
It will be possible to admire, in an extraordinary way, the precious carbonized papyri found in the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, following the eruption of Vesuvius in Roman times. exhibition of autographs, various manuscripts and printed books which will illustrate Naples at the time of King Charles of Bourbon.
During the visit you can also observe the "Fondo Aosta", which holds taxidermied animals and hunting trophies, indigenous handicrafts, a collection of minerals and the photographic reports of the Duchess of Elena d'Aosta.
University Library of Naples
Precious ligatures of the Bourbons
Here it will be possible to admire the precious ligatures of the texts that belonged to the Royal Private Library of the Bourbons. An artisan production of goldsmiths, engravers, gilders that bears witness to a long artistic period.
Information on the Sunday of paper
When: 9 October 2016
Where:
- National Library "Vittorio Emanuele III" - Piazza Plebiscito, 1
Time: from the 11 17 - University Library of Naples - via Giovanni Paladino, 39
Time: from the 9 13
