A few weeks ago I went to L'Archivio di Stato. There is a large library that we were allowed to explore and we got to see ancient books. So cool!
Some books are in better shape than others. As you can see, this one was damaged badly by water and mites.
Archivio di Stato courtyard. This large courtyard is hidden on a busy street in Rome. I would never have seen this lovely courtyard if I hadn't taken the trip to this library.
These are a few books that we saw. The red ones held records of the city and were held together with buckles and a tough cover.
Garibaldi's last will and testament! I touched it!
The hand writing is very shaky because it was written only days before his death.
The library has 2 levels and a spiral staircase in the back.
Me in the library
This is the envelope that held Garibaldi's last will and testament
Selfie at the library!
By the end of the tour, the staff of the library showed us the costs of repairing the books. It's very expensive! Specialists can only work on a certain problem and much time goes into the translating and reparations that must be made.
Adopt a book! :)
WOW! all these books are so interesting, I can't believe you could touch them! I feel like they'd be locked behind bullet proof glass in the US :( I wouldn't mind going here to study after school!
ReplyDeleteI know! I was really surprised when they let us touch the books. I was not expecting to get anywhere near that close to these über old books. And yes, it would be a really nice school library to sit in and study. :)
Delete