Where Books, Art and History Meet

Books, Archives, Art and Cultural Memory

The library/studio on the ground floor of Palazzo Piatti is made up of two rooms with 102 linear metres of shelving containing books in several languages while an upper level houses collections of magazines and catalogues collected over several generations.

These include approximately 30 years of Archeo, Archeologia Viva, Antiquariato (1978-94) Ville e Casali, (1993-2022) Case e Country, Bell’Italia, Bell’Europa, Architectural Digest, Moscow Magazine (1987-89), Aramco, Apollo, Bolfaffi Arte (1970-1985), FMR, Arte Mondadori (1986-89), La Loggetta (2005-2026), Wanted in Rome (1980s-2002).

There is a fresco cycle by artist Valerio Cugia, created during the restoration in 1993, which is described in this article https://maryjanecryanandfriendsinitaly.substack.com/p/the-painted-palazzo-and-its-frescoes .

The Library is featured in the “Intervista in Tuscia” video and was also used as a location for the “Wedding of the Trees” film with Sante Paolacci in May, 2020.

The Library is happy to take part in local festivals with specialized exhibits such as the recent  show  dedicated  to books and artisans’ works from  around the world.  Referenced students and researchers may visit the  library by  appointment. 

Now the library, with its large multilingual collection of books, has become a meeting place for artists, visiting writers, researchers, students and film makers.

Book categories include heraldry, naval history, military history, art criticism, architecture, archeology

Languages: English, Italian, Russian, French, German, Albanian

Contact me if you are a book lover, collector, student or researcher and wish to make a visit.

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