Treviso Town Library, Conservation library in Treviso, Italy
Treviso Town Library is a conservation library operating across five locations throughout the city. The collections contain approximately 500,000 volumes and historical documents, together forming a large archive for local and general knowledge resources.
The library was founded in 1769 when Canon Giuseppe Antonio Bocchi donated over 1,500 books to the city. Under Luigi Bailo's direction from 1878 to 1932, the collection expanded significantly and became recognized as a major cultural institution.
The library's name recalls its civic origin: in 1810 Canon Giovan Battista Rossi sold the city his collection of about 10,500 volumes, including 177 manuscripts and 380 incunabula, on condition he be named prefect. The old Ateneo di Treviso lecture hall now serves as the reading room for manuscripts and rare books.
The library is split across several sites, so check which branch holds the material you need before setting out; the Borgo Cavour complex also houses the Museo Civico and the historical archive. The reading room for manuscripts and old books occupies the former conference hall of the Ateneo di Treviso.
The main branch has been housed in a former Carmelite monastery since 1879 and holds rare illuminated manuscripts. This collection attracts scholars and manuscript enthusiasts who rarely find such valuable works anywhere else.
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