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 Galleria del Costume (Palazzo Pitti)
• Library of the Museo Nazionale del Bargello
• 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 Fondazione Rossana e Carlo Pedretti

Gallerie degli Uffizi

Library of the Galleria del Costume

Piazza Pitti 1 - 50125 Firenze (Italy)
Palazzo Pitti, 2nd floor, Administrative Office of the Galleria del Costume
tel. + 39 055 2388801 – fax + 39 055 2388713
e-mail: caterina.chiarelli@beniculturali.it
http://www.uffizi.it
Hours: the library is open by appointment
Access: open to scholars and students of the subjects regarding the history of fashion, dress, ethnic costume, and textiles, presenting a letter of introduction
Readers' services: orientation, reference, on-site consultation; limited borrowing at the director's discretion

The Library of the Galleria del Costume is specialized in texts and journals concerning the history of fashion and dress, extending chronologically from the 19th century, with its collection of rare titles, to the current period.
Manuscripts and printed collections are also held regarding the history of fashion. A limited number of ethnologically-focused texts are also to be found.

Patrimoniy
The holdings of the Galleria del Costume Library are estimated to be at ca. 3,000 titles. The print collections include sketches, designs and models of the most prominent fashion designers and stylists throughout history.

• 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