Laurentian Library
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laurentian-library-205-16418796
title:
Laurentian Library
text:
The Laurentian Library is a historic library in Florence, Italy, containing more than 11,000 manuscripts and 4,500 early printed books. Built in a cloister of the Medicean Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze under the patronage of the Medici pope Clement VII, the library was built to emphasize that the Medici were no longer just merchants but members of intelligent and ecclesiastical society. It contains the manuscripts and books belonging to the private library of the Medici family. The library
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Library in Florence, Italy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurentian_Library
date created:
2005-06-15T22:05:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:17:36Z
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