During the span of his lifetime Bernard Berenson collected a noteworthy selection of books printed in the 16th century. Among these 120 titles some major areas of interest will be presented with this exhibition. Berenson, in fact, had a special interest in authors associated with the Florentine Academy and in their educational aims.... Read more about Exhibit highlights Berenson's Cinquecentine

A rare album from 1862 and a magnificent digital replica from 2009 illustrate the development of photographic reproduction of a celebrated manuscript, the Grimani Breviary, over nearly 150 years.... Read more about From albumen to digital: reproducing the Grimani Breviary over one-and-a-half centuries

The Berenson Library has recently acquired numerous facsimile editions of Renaissance manuscripts that were either illuminated by Italian artists or commissioned or owned by Italian patrons. A selection of the most splendid reproductions or important purchases is on view in the Berenson Reading Room and the vestibule of the Gould Hall.... Read more about New facsimiles of Renaissance masterpieces