{"id":73828,"date":"2021-06-03T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T09:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/purchases\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T19:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:28:59","slug":"purchases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/purchases\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fondo-antico-01.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fondo-antico-01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fondo-antico-01-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fondo-antico-01-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-67307\" title=\"fondo-antico-01\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Purchases and gifts<\/h2>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">In 2025, the Angelica Library increased its book collection by 345 volumes, of which 275 were purchased and 70 were received as donations. There are 104 subscriptions to periodicals and 19 periodicals received as donations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The topics covered are:<br \/>- the life and works of Saint Augustine<br \/>- the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation<br \/>- Humanism and the Renaissance<br \/>- Italian literature from the 14th to the 20th century<br \/>- Bibliography and Library Science<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>PURCHASES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The criteria for selecting the library material to be purchased respect the nature and purpose of the Institute and the relevance of its holdings, also considering the holdings of other libraries in the area and the financial resources available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GIFTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Due in part to space constraints, the Angelica Library accepts donations of individual volumes, collections and book holdings only if they are consistent with the nature and aims of the Institute.<br \/>If you wish to donate any books, please draw up a list and contact the Acquisitions and Donations Office.<br \/>Donations brought to or sent to the library without prior authorisation will not be considered.<br \/>The following works are excluded:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 children\u2019s literature<br \/>\u2013 school textbooks<br \/>\u2013 art history books<br \/>\u2013 books on Rome<br \/>\u2013 books on philosophy and the Church Fathers<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>DESIRED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Library encourages and welcomes purchase requests from its users.<br \/>Requests can be sent by email or made in the reading room, where a <em>wish list<\/em> is available.<br \/>For each purchase request, please state: the title, author and publisher, and briefly explain why you are suggesting the purchase.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/mission\/\" data-icon=\"H\">Mission<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/preservation-and-restoration\/\" data-icon=\"I\">Preservation and Restoration<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_helpful_status":1,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-73828","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"dsm_author":{"name":"Jessica","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/59fe3e4a1ff5f91f5c7e90d99308a262bce8d5179744863422dd80f9bf9545ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","archive_link":"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/author\/jessica\/","biodata":""},"dsm_categories":[],"dsm_attachment_categories":[],"dsm_featured_image":null,"dsm_comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73828"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":262125,"href":"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73828\/revisions\/262125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bibliotecaangelica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}