Year 27 No. 1 (2019): Issue 1/2019
Articles

The Arabic manuscripts in the Ambrosiana Library: A treasure for the arts, philosophy, sciences and dialogue between civilizations

Pier Francesco Fumagalli
Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Published 05/10/2019

Keywords

  • Ambrosiana,
  • Oriental studies,
  • Arabic manuscripts,
  • Persian manuscripts,
  • Intercultural dialogue

How to Cite

Fumagalli, P. F. (2019). The Arabic manuscripts in the Ambrosiana Library: A treasure for the arts, philosophy, sciences and dialogue between civilizations. L’Analisi Linguistica E Letteraria, 27(1). Retrieved from https://www.analisilinguisticaeletteraria.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/85

Abstract

The article describes the revival of humanism in Milan during the Renaissance and at the Ambrosiana Library since the beginning of the XVII century, focusing on the new fundamental perspective and programme for the Oriental Studies and in particular on the collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts of the Ambrosiana Library.