Biblioteca Guarneriana

The Biblioteca Guarneriana is a public library founded by the mid-15th century and located in two buildings along the Via Roma in San Daniele, Udine, region of Friuli, Italy.

History

The library was initially founded by 1445 around the posthumous donation of 173 manuscripts by the vicar of Aquileia, Guarnerio d'Artegna. Some donations increased the collection over the centuries, but not until 1736 when Archbishop Giusto Fontanini endowed the library with his large collection of manuscripts and over 2000 books, did the local council decide to build a new home for the collection, including decorative shelves of oak. Presently the antique collections of the library, adjacent to the church of St Michael the Archangel, the principal church (duomo) of San Daniele, include 600 codices, 80 incunabula, and 700 books from the 16th century. A separate building, across Via Roma, holds the modern collections.

Further reading

• FinestresulleArte.it: "San Daniele Friuli, il sindaco vuole dividere la Biblioteca Guarneriana. Ma interessa solo a 1 cittadino su 3". 26 November 2019 (English translation)