Gambalunga Civic Library | |
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Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga | |
44°03′41″N 12°34′04″E / 44.0614°N 12.5677°E | |
Location | Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
Type | Public library |
Established | 1619 |
Collection | |
Items collected | Books, periodicals, engravings, drawings, prints, photographs, music scores, CD-ROMs, audiocassettes, media |
Size | >300,000 physical exhibits
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Other information | |
Director | Nadia Bizzocchi (since 2022) |
Parent organisation | SBN Romagna |
Website | bibliotecagambalunga |
The Biblioteca Civica Gambalunga, also known as the Gambalunghiana, is a public library in Rimini, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.
The library was founded in 1619 following a bequest by Riminese lawyer Alessandro Gambalunga .[1][2] As of December 2023, the Gambalunghiana's collection holds over 300,000 physical exhibits, including 293,879 books.[3] Readers known to have visited the library include Ezra Pound, Ambroise Firmin Didot, and Aby Warburg.[4]
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