The present look of the room is due to a late nineteenth century's renovation. The furniture includes four imposing glass bookcases arranged along the walls and a big rectangular table with lyre rods, around which there are arranged chairs with backs and crossbars in engraved walnut (Lombardy, XVIIc).



A partial view of the room.

 

The library contains a remarkable book patrimony, even if it is clear the lack of a unitary plan in the volumes collection.
Numerous are the travel and exploration books, and those about the Near East linguistics, proofs of the cultural interests of Francesco Miniscalchi (1811-1875), who in his youth studied Turkish, Arabic, Syrian, Persian and Hebrew. Traveller for study and for pleasure, he also published some texts on Oriental studies.



Big chair with arm-rests (Verona, XVIIc.).

 

 








 

 

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