National Central Library (Florence)

National Central Library of Florence
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze
View of the Library from Piazza dei Cavalleggeri
Map
43°46′01″N 11°15′44″E / 43.76708130°N 11.26234790°E / 43.76708130; 11.26234790
LocationFlorence, Italy
TypePublic, national library
Established1714 (310 years ago) (1714)
Collection
Size6,000,000 books, 2,689,672 pamphlets, 1,000,000+ autographs, 120,000 magazines, 29,000 16th century editions, 25,000 manuscripts and 4,000 Incunabula.
Access and use
Access requirementsOpen to anyone
Other information
DirectorLuca Bellingeri
Websitewww.bncf.firenze.sbn.it

The National Central Library of Florence (Italian: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, BNCF) is a public national library in Florence, the largest in Italy and one of the most important in Europe, one of the two central libraries of Italy, along with the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma.