Resource description
This library has been founded in 1667 by Pope Alexander VII, as the library of the Studium Urbis, the then university of Rome. The Biblioteca Alessandrina is still the main library of the Sapienza, housing 1.5 million volumes plus manuscripts, autograph material, drawings, historical, archival, and rare material. For further information (e.g., access, opening hours, and more), please consult the Alessandrina’s website.
Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome
tel. 06 447 40220 or bu-ales[at]cultura.gov.it
Resource subject
Italian Studies
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