Biblioteca apostolica vaticana. Biblioteca Barberiniana Manuscripts
Fonds
Identifier: BBR
Scope and Content
Correspondence and manuscripts in the Barberini collection of the Vatican Library, including documents concerning activities of Pope Urban VIII, a member of the Barberini family. The Vatican Library's manuscript collections are divided according to language group; languages using the Latin alphabet are classified as Latin. The Barberini Library contains over 10,000 Latin codices; this microfilm contains Barberini Latin codices 8617-8660.
In Latin, Italian, and French.
Dates
- Creation: 1600s-1700s (bulk 1600s).
Creator
- Biblioteca apostolica vaticana. Biblioteca Barberiniana. (Organization)
Language of Materials
Latin , Italian , French .
Background
Library founded by Francesco Barberini in 1632, acquired and made part of the Vatican Library by Pope Leo XIII in 1902.
Extent
15 reels of microfilm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Vatican Library.
Subject
- Barberini, Francesco, 1597-1679. (Person)
- Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644. (Person)
- Barberini family. (Person)
- Title
- Biblioteca apostolica vaticana. Biblioteca Barberiniana Manuscripts
- Subtitle
- Guide
- Author
- University of Notre Dame Archives
- Date
- 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository