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Special collections

Special collections (including incunables, books published between 1524 and 1830, rare or oversize books, old periodicals, manuscripts, letters and papers) are kept in a dedicated area, C1, on the third floor.

Access to the sector is limited and must be reserved using the Affluences application.

 

People admitted to the consultation:

  • Professors, researchers, Master's and Doctor’s degree students
  • Undergraduates and Final Year Students
  • Scholars
  • Others, certificating their researches on the subject, should bring a surety letter and a valid photo ID to complete the registration process

 

Guidelines and policies

  • Readers can consult special collections under library staff supervision only
  • No book in sector C1 third floor can be borrowed
  • Special collections materials do not circulate beyond the repository reading room
  • Readers can request up to five books maximum per day and ask the librarian to leave them on deposit (three books maximum) for further consultation
  • Personal property allowed in the reading room is limited; no bags allowed, not even laptop cases

 

Readers are expected to:

  • Handle library materials with clean and dry hands
  • Handle materials carefully and turn pages gently
  • Keep documents flat on the table and do not lift them up to read

 

Readers should not:

  • Annotate or underline the books
  • Rest anything on the library materials
  • Leave books unattended
  • Entrust them temporarily to anyone else
  • Drink or eat in the reading room

 

The reproduction of collection materials is submitted to the Reference & Research Assistance Librarians’ permission.

No photocopies are allowed; readers can take digital pictures, using private cameras or portable scanners, if the state of preservation allows.

The Library provides a Reference & Research Assistance to readers.

 

Contacts:

biblioteca.bobbio@unito.it(link sends e-mail)

011/ 670 8972

 

Here you can find a detailed information about the main historical collections owned by the sections (Cognetti, Patetta, Ruffini e Solari)

 

 

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

 

 

(*) Description in Italian

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