"Browsing history on the Internet. Seneca and Piero della Francesca, Petrarch and Boccaccio, Machiavelli and Galileo." On the one hand, we must keep sensitive documents, save them from decay. On the other hand we want to make this treasure accessible to the public, according to the intent of Borromeo. "The solution to the" paradox "of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a formula technological precision photos, virtual collections, catalogs on the Web The Venerable initiated the digitization of its enormous heritage of literary history: more than 36 thousand manuscripts, in ten years, will be published on the Web and shared platforms international.
The project is called on, which stands for Digital Ambrosiana on the Internet. But it also has a cost, € 500 000, funded half by the Cariplo Foundation. And the rest? "We need a sponsor - said the Venerable -. We hope that the 'appeal is upheld. " The library opened in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, looted by Napoleon, a jewel from the envy of the world, ventures into an art of 'promotion of culture' and 'dissemination of knowledge. " Says Monsignor Franco Buzzi, the prefect of the institution, that "the results will be incalculable if we have patience and good will." The ambition is to found a wikipedia of the Venerable, because scientific information will be checked by the college of doctors: "We want to show a unique heritage," says the president of the Ambrosiana, Monsignor John Zappa. On Monday, the site of the Library, will be available the first 115 000 digital pages of the collection Trotti and manuscripts in Arabic. The catalog will be updated progressively, and access will remain free until December and will pay in 2012 copies, thanks to an agreement with De Agostini, will be downloaded and purchased. "Supporting the culture at this stage, it is a brave choice," recalls Romano Negri (Cariplo). Courageous and necessary: \u200b\u200b"Without the private sector - said Monsignor Zappa - We are not standing. " The Risorgimento technology began in 2009 with the digitization of the paintings (The Basket of Caravaggio, the Musician of Leonardo, the 'Adoration Titian), goes through the bet on the Atlantic Code of Leonardo and now invests manuscripts. In the future we are: a library center, digital versions of prints and incunabula, and a commitment to weave alliances virtuous that put on the stage of world 's cultural heritage that makes Milan, Milan. "(From Armando Stella, Biblioteca Ambrosiana: digital reform party," Corriere della Sera ", 05/03 / '11)
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