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
- P.L. Albini*
- P. Bertola*
- C. Bertolini*
- V. Brondi*
- M. Chiaudano*
- S. Cognetti De Martiis*
- E. Eydoux*
- M. Fallettii*
- P. Jannaccone
- Laboratortio di Economia Politica "S. Cognetti de Martiis"
- C. Montanari*
- F. Patetta*
- F. Pierandrei*
- G. Pinoli*
- S. Pivano*
- B. Rizzi*
- F. ed E. Ruffini*
- G. Solari*
- G. Vidari*
(*) Description in Italian
