The IRIS libraries

• Berenson Library - Villa I Tatti
• Libraries of the Gallerie degli Uffizi
  • Library of the Uffizi
  • Library of the Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe
  • Library of the Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti)
  • Library of the Galleria d'Arte Moderna (Palazzo Pitti)
  • Library of the Museo della Moda e del Costume (Palazzo Pitti)
  • Library of the Tesoro dei Granduchi (Palazzo Pitti)
• Library of the Dutch University Institute for Art History
• Library of the Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento
• The «U. Procacci» Library - Opificio delle Pietre Dure
• The Leonardiana Library - Vinci
• Library of the Nuova Fondazione Rossana e Carlo Pedretti

Gallerie degli Uffizi

Library of the Uffizi

Loggiato degli Uffizi - 50122 Florence (Italy)
tel. + 39 055 2388647 - fax +39 055 2388648
e-mail: ga-uff.biblioteca@beniculturali.it
http://www.uffizi.it
Hours: Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Wednesday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM; Thursday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Access: open to scholars and students of art history and related disciplines presenting a letter of introduction
Readers' services: reference, on-site consultation (no loans)

The library, founded in the second half of the 18th century by Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo, occupied until December, 1998 the structure created by Giorgio Vasari, a space used originally for the Medici family's theater. On December 16, 1998 the new library's headquarters were inaugurated in the restored edifice of the former Biblioteca Magliabechiana in via dei Castellani. In addition to its role as the library associated with the most important Florentine museums (documented by numerous inventories in manuscript of the collections), it has also become the library of the Soprintendenza per I Beni Artistici e Storici. Its focus of specialization is, naturally, in the field of art history, supporting the mission of museum studies and documentation in the relevant scholarly fields.

Patrimony
The library is composed of ca. 74,000 titles. Included in this number are 450 manuscripts, 5 incunabula, 192 16th century imprints, 1,445 titles printed between 1601 and 1800, 1,010 periodicals, of which 140 are currently received.

• Other resources

  • Art Discovery Group Catalogue
  • Internet Culturale
  • SBART - Sistema Bibliotecario Atenei Regione Toscana
  • BNCF - Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze
  • OPAC SBN - Catalog of National Library Service
  • EDIT 16 - The Census of Italian 16th Century Editions
  • MAI - MetaOPAC Azalai Italiano
  • Univ. degli Studi di Firenze - Sistema Bibliotecario d'Ateneo
  • Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz
  • European University Institute - Library
  • Museo Galileo - Florence
  • The Library of the Scuola Normale Superiore
  • URBS - Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche
  • URBiS Library Network

• • The Library of Congress online Catalog
  • The British Library
  • BnF - Bibliothéque nationale de France
  • HOLLIS - Harvard On Line Library Information System
  • Library of the Universiteit van Amsterdam
  • Utrecht University Library
  • KVK - Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog
  • The Warburg Institute Library
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  • ITALE - Association of Italian Ex-Libris Users
  • IGeLU - The International Group of Ex Libris Users
  • AIB - Italian Library Association
  • SRS - Society for Renaissance Studies
  • RSA - The Renaissance Society of America