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Biblioteca Roncioniana
The Biblioteca Roncioniana is a public library, founded in 1726, and located on Piazza San Francesco #27 in the historic center of Prato, region of Tuscany, Italy. The library stands across the park from the church of San Francesco, Prato, San Francesco. History The library was founded and endowed by the will of the aristocrat Marco di Emilio Roncioni (1600 - 1677). The library was provisionally open in 1722, but only since 1766 has it been hosted in a portion of the Palazzo Roncioni, located in the historic center of Prato. The palace was built 1751-1766 likely on the original design by Antonio Saller, but modified later by Francesco Arrighi and Stefano di Rigo, who brought it to completion. The entrance atrium has a 15th-century terracotta images of the Arcangel Raphael and Tobias by the studio of Andrea della Robbia. The entrance has frescoed panels with trompe-l'œil architecture. The ceiling of main reading room was frescoed (1789) by Luigi Catani and depicts ''Sloth and W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prato
Prato ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city lies in the north east of Tuscany, at the foot of Monte Retaia, elevation , the last peak in the Calvana chain. With more than 200,000 inhabitants, Prato is Tuscany's second largest city (after Florence) and the third largest in Central Italy (after Rome and Florence). Historically, Prato's economy has been based on the textile industry and its district is the largest in Europe. The textile district of Prato is made up of about 7000 fashion companies, obtaining around 2 billion euros from exports. The renowned Datini archives are a significant collection of late medieval documents concerning economic and trade history, produced between 1363 and 1410. The city boasts important historical and artistic attractions, with a cultural span that started with the Etruscans and then expanded in the Middle Ages and reached its peak with the Renaissance, when artists such as Donatell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
