The Laurentian Library, or Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana,…

1571 CE

The Laurentian Library, or Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, the personal library of the Medici rulers of Florence, Italy, is begun with the manuscripts collected by Cosimo I de' Medici (and will later be enriched by his sons Giovanni and Piero and by his grandson Lorenzo).

Housed in the Michelangelo-designed building in the cloisters of San Lorenzo, the library is opened to the public in 1571.

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Aerial view. The Laurentian Library can be identified in the long row of windows above the cloister extending to the left of the picture. The taller structure with two rows of windows immediately to its right is the vestibule.

Aerial view. The Laurentian Library can be identified in the long row of windows above the cloister extending to the left of the picture. The taller structure with two rows of windows immediately to its right is the vestibule.

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Florence > Firenze Toscana Italy View →

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Cosimo I de' Medici View →

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Tuscany, Grand Duchy of View →

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Renaissance, Italian View → Western Architecture: 1540 to 1684 View →

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