Biblioteca Capitolare di Verona

The Biblioteca Capitolare contains more than 1,200 manuscripts, with collections spanning theology, law, poetry, philosophy, astronomy, medicine, and botany disciplines.

Founded in 380 CE, the library survived numerous invasions and natural disasters, including significant damage from an American bombing raid in 1945.

The institution preserves the Veronese riddle, documented as the first known vernacular text, written in cursive within the margins of a Mozarabic prayer book.

Visitors access the library through Piazza Duomo 19, where they can participate in guided tours combining explorations of both the library and Duomo complex.

The Ursicinus Codex, completed in 517 CE, represents the oldest dated document from medieval Western civilization, confirming the existence of early scriptoria.

Location: Verona

Inception: 380

Accessibility: Dostępne dla wózków inwalidzkich

Phone: +39045596516

Email: consultazione@bibliotecacapitolare.it

Website: http://cattedralediverona.it/Biblioteca%20Capitolare.html

GPS coordinates: 45.44684,10.99682

Latest update: May 17, 2025 05:33