Biblioteca Universitaria di Genova: In Two parts: Fondi Storici & Tesori d'Archivio. Edited by Giustina Olgiati.
Genoa: Biblioteca Universitaria di Genova, 2015, 2016. Item #1017
8vo. 240 x 165 mm., [9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches]. 79 pp.; 175 pp. Both catalogues illustrated throughout with color images. Pictorial wrappers. Very good copies.
Part I is a history of the library at the University of Genoa with descriptions of its various collections, especially as associated with travel and voyages and the New World. Part II is a history of the Archivio di Genova, with seven articles on its origins and development over eight centuries. This is followed by a catalogue of an exhibition, featuring 74 items, describing the hightlights from the collection.
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