文艺复兴时期意大利私人图书馆特点探微

The Study of the Characteristics of the Italy Private Library in the Renaissance

在文艺复兴时期,意大利的私人图书馆形成了藏书人身份从僧侣、贵族转向了具有人文主义思想的学者、富商、教皇;藏书来源由搜集为主变为以购买为主;图书生产方式经历了从"手写文书"到印刷书籍的转变;图书馆管理思想上展现了现代的曙光:在馆藏主题、藏书目的、管理人员、保护和借阅原则等方面也逐渐摆脱了教会的控制,图书馆的管理思想向着现代方向不断发展等特点。意大利私人图书馆的出现不仅弥补了修道院图书馆的诸多不足,而且图书馆精英阶层的贡献见证了西方文明的演进与更新。

Italy private library has bright characters in the Renaissance. The status of the main persons collecting books changes from monks and no- bles to scholars, rich merchants and Popes with humanism. The sources of collecting books mainly rely on buying but not collecting. The mode of pro- ducing books turn from handwriting to printing. Modern management ideas of library emerge in some aspects such as themes and purposes o[ collecting books, managers, protection and borrowing, which get rid of the control of churches. Italy private library makes up the defects of abbey library and contributions of its elites testimony the evolution and update of the western civilization.