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Antonio Magliabechi(Magliabechi)
Born: 1633 AD
Died: 1714 AD, at 80 years of age.
Nationality: Italian
Categories: Librarians, Scholars
Died: 1714 AD, at 80 years of age.
Nationality: Italian
Categories: Librarians, Scholars
1633 - Born on October 20 at Florence, son of Marco Magliabechi, burgher, and Ginevra Baldorietta.
1673 - He became librarian to Grand Duke Cosimo III of Tuscany.
- He became the central figure of literary life in Florence.
1714 - Died at the age of 81, at the monastery of Sta. Maria Novella.
- He left his books (30,000 volumes) to the Grand Duke to be used as a public library; his fortune went to the poor.
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Pieter Blaeu: Lettere ai Fiorentini : Antonio Magliabechi, Leopoldo e Cosimo III de' Medici, e altri : 1660-1705 by Pieter Blaeu (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 1993) |
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Lettere dal Regno ad Antonio Magliabechi (Fonti e documenti per la storia del Mezzogiorno dItalia) (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 1978) |
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Ethnographische Dokumente aus Neuspanien im Umfeld der Codex Magliabechi-Gruppe (Acta Humboldtiana) by Berthold Riese (Perfect Paperback - Jul 25, 1986) |
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Carteggio Magliabechi: Lettere di Borde, Arnaud e associati lionesi ad Antonio Magliabechi (1661-1700) (Biblioteca dell' " Archivum Romanicum. " ) (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 1980) |
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Codice Magliabechi. Libro de la vida (Codices Mexicanos) by Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Di Firenze (Paperback - Jan 1, 2000) In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. |
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