The two libraries : humanists’ ideals and ecclesiastics’ practice in the book-collecting of Paul II and his contemporaries
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2004
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David Rundle, « The two libraries : humanists’ ideals and ecclesiastics’ practice in the book-collecting of Paul II and his contemporaries », Publications de l'École Française de Rome, ID : 10670/1.0anny9
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. This discussion of the manuscript-collections of high-ranking churchmen in fifteenth century Italy has a twofold purpose. First, it attempts briefly to outline what could be called a typology of book-collecting, comparing the prescriptive and descriptive comments of humanists with the practical activities of ecclesiastics. The typology discerns various styles of bookcollecting and various intentions underpinning them. This typology can be exemplified by a comparison between two related manuscript collections, and such a contrast is the purpose of the second part of the article. The collections are those of Pietro del Monte, bishop of Brescia (d. 1457) and Pietro Barbo, Paul II (1464-1472). It is demonstrated that Paul II’s library is much more indebted to del Monte’s manuscript-collecting activities than has previously been realised. Del Monte’s collection, moreover, is worthy of study in its own right, as he can be seen using his humanist skills in both reading and transcribing the works in his library.