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Royal Library
Biblioteca Reale
Interior of the Royal Library of Turin
Location	Turin, Italy
Established	1842
Collection
Size	250,000 item (2019), 4,500 item (2019), 342,000 item (2022), 5,500 item (2022), 320,000 volume, 186 item, 300,000 item (2020), 300,000 item (2021)
Other information
Website	Official website

The Royal Library of Turin (Italian: Biblioteca Reale di Torino) is a library located within the ground floor of the Royal Palace of Turin, itself a World Heritage Site in Turin, Italy.

The library contains approximately 200,000 print volumes, 4,500 manuscripts, 3,055 drawings, 187 incunabula predating 1501, 5,019 sixteenth century books, 20,987 pamphlets, 1,500 works on parchment, 1,112 periodicals, and 400 photo albums, maps, engravings, and prints.

History

Since his ascent to the throne of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1831, king Charles Albert wished to boost the cultural standing of the nation, and he did so through the introduction of a series of reforms and the establishment of a number of institutions. The library was then founded in 1842 as one of such institutions, with one of its aims being that of grouping and safeguarding manuscripts collected by the House of Savoy. The library was fitted out by painter and decorator Pelagio Palagi. In 1893 a Russian collector by the name of Theodore Sabachnikoff donated Leonardo da Vinci's Codex on the Flight of Birds to the library's collection as a gift to the king. Further works by Leonardo held by the library include his presumed self-portrait, his study for the angel in his Virgin of the Rocks, and his study for the angel in Verrocchio's The Baptism of Christ.

In 1998, an underground exhibition room was crafted to safely display the collection to the public with the most up-to-date museum technologies.

• The Geocarta Nautica Universale (1523), the first known map to show the discoveries of the Magellan Expedition
• The presumed self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci held by the Royal Library

See also

• Head of a Woman (Leonardo, Turin)

References

1. Biblioteca Reale - Beni culturali Archived 2012-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "La Biblioteca Reale di Torino - SeeTorino". SeeTorino (in Italian). 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
3. Biblioteca Reale AOL Travel
4. "Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin". Birmingham Museum of Art. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
5. "The Royal Library of Turin" (PDF).

v t e Tourism in Turin
Archaeological sites	Palatine Towers
Basilica and Cathedral	Turin Cathedral Shroud of Turin Basilica of Corpus Domini Basilica of Our Lady Basilica of Superga Santuario della Consolata
Churches	Chapel of the Holy Shroud San Lorenzo Gran Madre di Dio Madonna del Pilone Monte dei Cappuccini San Domenico San Filippo Neri San Dalmazzo Santa Teresa
Squares	Piazza Carlo Felice Piazza Castello Piazza San Carlo Piazza Statuto Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Other structures	Castello del Valentino Lingotto Mole Antonelliana Palazzo Carignano Palazzo Chiablese Palazzo Madama Residences of the Royal House of Savoy University Library Villa della Regina Royal Palace with Armory and Royal Library
Theatres	Teatro Carignano Teatro Regio
Museums	Galleria Sabauda J-Museum Museo Civico d'Arte Antica Museo Egizio Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile Museum of Human Anatomy Luigi Rolando Museum of the Risorgimento Oriental Art Museum National Museum of Cinema Natural History Museum
Gardens and parks	Parco del Valentino Botanical Garden
Sporting scenaries	Juventus Stadium Pala Alpitour PalaRuffini PalaTorino Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Torino Palavela
Events and traditions	Italian Environmental Film Festival Torino Film Festival Turin International Book Fair Terra Madre Salone del Gusto

v t e Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
Turin	Castello del Valentino Palazzo Carignano Palazzo Chiablese Palazzo Madama Royal Palace of Turin Villa della Regina
Province of Turin	Castle of Agliè Castle of Moncalieri Castle of Rivoli Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi Castle of Mandria Palace of Venaria
Province of Cuneo	Castle of Govone Pollenzo Estate Castle of Racconigi Reggia di Valcasotto

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