Modern Library
Area of interest
The modern library of the Bodoni Museum integrates the heritage of the Palatina Library in the specific sector of printing.
Located in the Study Room, adjacent to the exhibition gallery, it contains volumes on the art and history of typography, advertising, valuable works of Italian publishing (the entire collection of Franco Maria Ricci editions, collections of works by Hans Mardersteig, Franco Riva and Alberto Tallone), studies of graphics and editorial design, essays and monographs on Bodoni, etc.
In 1972 the library was enriched by the Trevisani Fund (a gift from the widow of Prof. Piero Trevisani, one of the founders of the museum), consisting of approximately 2,000 volumes and pamphlets mainly concerning the history of printing and typography.
Services
All the services listed below are provided through the lending and distribution services and the Consultation Room of the Palatina Library, according to the times and methods established by it.
Local loan: 2 works at the same time, for a period of one month, possibly renewable.
National and international loan.
Reproductions, for personal use, study and editorial purposes, of only the bibliographic documents owned by the library, in compliance with current legislation on copyright.
Bibliographic and cataloguing information.
Consultation of works excluded from loan.
Search for information on the Internet.
The library online
Since January 2005, the library of the Bodoni Museum has been part of the Parma Library System and has obtained the Index qualification from the ICCU (Central Institute for the Single Catalogue). At the same time, the computer cataloguing of the volumes began, which can all be consulted online.