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Montefeltro Library; Renaissance Arts & Sciences

** Federico Bio

Federico da Montefeltro was the ruler of Urbino during the Reneissance, and founded the famous Montefeltro library using the financial rewards from his mercenary campaigns. Montefeltro was educated through classic Latin texts as a boy, and developed an appreciation for humanist scholarship throughout his life. He attended a humanist school founded by Vittorino da Feltre in Mantua, Italy. As a condottierre, a mercenary commander, he led his men in combat to fulfill mercenary contracts to amass wealth, and was undefeated in all his battles. Montefeltro’s financial success allowed him to attract and fund many humanist architects, artists, and scholars in his court, as well as many scribes to transcribe books for his library. After his death, the city of Urbino fell into decline after its invasion by Caesare Borgia. Despite this, the cultural influence of the city of Urbino, and its court and library, on the Italian Reneissance was solidified by Baldassare Castignole’s Book of the Courtier.

** History of the Library Post-Federico

After Federico’s death, his son, Guidabaldo da Montefeltro, inherited the dukedom of Urbino. Urbino was briefly occupied by Caesare Borgia, but was restored to power after Borgia left. The library of Urbino remained unharmed during the hostile occupation.

Eventually Urbino came under the control of Francesco Maria I della Rovere, who was appointed as the new Duke of Urbino by Pope Leo X. The city was ruled by the Rovere family until 1626, when they gifted Urbino to the papacy in Rome. The Montefeltro library was transferred to the Vatican Apostilic library in 1657.

https://www.themorgan.org/sites/default/files/pdf/press/FedericoRelease.pdf

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Civilization_of_the_Renaissance_in_Italy/Part_1#The_Smaller_Despotisms

The United Nation's World Heritage Committee officially declared the city of Urbino a World Heritage Site, in it's 22nd session in 1998. The city satisfied the Committee’s criteria for significant cultural influence during the Renaissance.

https://whc.unesco.org/archive/repcom98.htm#828

People:

Giovanni Santi(father of Raphael)

Vespasiano da Bisticci

Justus of Ghent

Pedro Berruguete

Pierro della Francesca