Archive Proximity

[Mark Knowles]

I randomly stumbled upon this while searching for some places in Piemonte: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

"The castle's existence is documented as far back as 1070. Its original owner was the Valperga dynasty, which, legend has it, were descended from Arduino, the first king of Italy. Due to its strategic location, the castle was besieged and damaged several times throughout its existence, including by the House of Savoy in the 15th century, by the French in the 16th century, and by the Spanish in the 17th century.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. The castle was later converted into an aristocratic residence.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
In 1988, the property was acquired by the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

They have some books, but I'm not sure how old: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. The ones at the lower bottom seem slightly older.

I will make enquires with them. There are so many libraries and archives, small and large, over Northern Italy that it is very easy to miss many of the smaller ones.

I will have a look for the Castello di Masino. Catalogo della Biblioteca dello Scalone. If it hasn't been digitised then I may well be able to find it in the Bodleian Library in Oxford, where I live, which has impressive holdings from my experience looking for texts like this.