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Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani Collection

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Archivio Cavagna Sangiuliani--Carte storico-diplomatiche

Archivio Cavagna Sangiuliani--Ephemera

Archivio Cavagna Sangiuliani--Maps



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Collection Overview

Title: Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani Collection, 1116-1913Add to your cart.

Predominant Dates:1600-1899

ID: 01/01/MSS00009

Primary Creator: Cavagna Sangiuliani di Gualdana, Antonio, conte (1843-1913)

Extent: 112.0 Linear Feet

Languages: Italian, Latin, French, German

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani (1843-1913) was a public official, book collector, and recognized authority on the history of the Lombardy and Piedmont regions in northern Italy. His library contained tens of thousands of books on history, genealogy, biography, and law, including city statutes and organizational bylaws. The manuscripts in the collection especially reflect the study of local history and include charters, chronicles, investitures, leases, and other legal instruments relating to Italian cities, organizations, and families.

All aspects of Italian history, from the Middle Ages to the first years of the twentieth century, are prominently represented in the Cavagna Sangiuliani Collection. Other topics which are heavily represented include art and architecture, church history and hagiography, engineering and fortification, military and religious orders, monasticism and religious life, Roman history and antiquities, and Italian academies and universities.

Primarily in Italian, the collection also contains works in Latin, French, and German. Among the books in the collection are incunables, rare and early printed books, pamphlets, and ephemera. Many of the historical documents are unique and found in no other library worldwide. In addition, the Cavagna Sangiuliani Collection also contains several thousand maps, both printed and manuscript.

The print materials from the Cavagna Sangiuliani Collection are available in the University Library's online catalog and can be accessed via the heading "Cavagna Sangiuliani Collection".

Collection Historical Note

Born in Alessandria, Italy on August 15, 1843, Antonio Cavagna was adopted by his cousin Antonio Sangiuliani, Count of Balbiano, in 1853, and he added the surname to his own. Sangiuliani fought for Italian unification in the 1866 campaign and was discharged as a Second Lieutenant. He obtained a degree in law from the University of Rome in 1871 and managed his estates in the region of Pavia, serving in various public offices including municipal councilor and mayor.

A public official, book collector, and an expert on the history of both the Lombardy and Piedmont regions in northern Italy, Sangiuliani researched local history and published roughly two hundred works. His first publication in 1865 highlighted the medieval Sant'Alberto di Brutio abbey, and he maintained a large interest in the Italian Middle Ages.

His library contained tens of thousands of books on subjects ranging from local genealogy to law to Italian history, and his collection also included incunables. He established the Pavese Historical Bulletin in 1893 and the Pavese Society of Homeland History in 1901. Sangiuliani married twice and had four children. He died in Milan on April 5, 1913.

Sources

Massabo, Isabella Ricci. "Cavagna Sangiuliani, Antonio," in Biographical Dictionary of Italians, Vol. 22, 1979, https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/antonio-cavagna-sangiuliani_(Dizionario-Biografico)/. Accessed 28 September 2020.

Romano, Giacinto. "Count Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani," in the Bulletin of the Pavese Society of Homeland History, Pavia, Fusi, 1913, pp. 218-225.

Sangiuliani, Antonio Cavagna. "Of the Abbey of S. Alberto di Butrio and the Monastery of S. Maria della Pieta  known as the Rosary, in Voghera, province of Pavia." Historical Illustrations, Milan, Agnelli Typography, 1865.

Biographical Note

Born Alessandria, Italy, August 15, 1843. Italian historian and author.  Cavagna was an Italian public official and a recognized authority on the local history of Lombardy and Piedmont.

Administrative Information

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions:

This (item/collection) is the physical property of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, may reside with the materials' creator(s) or their heirs.

The Rare Book & Manuscript Library's reproduction and publication policies are available here. The library welcomes requests for reproductions made from works in our collections, though restrictions may apply to certain materials. Please contact the library with any questions.

Acquisition Method: Purchased in 1921

Related Publications:

Many of the collection's manuscripts are listed in the following volume: Sexton, Meta Maria. Manuscripts and printed documents of the Archivio Cavagna Sangiuliani in the University of Illinois Library. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Library, 1950. Available online through the HathiTrust catalog: http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001173032

Mangiarotti, Emilia. Archivio Cavagna Sangiuliani: sezione relativa a Mede. Mede, [Italy]: 2000.


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Series 2: Archivio Cavagna Sangiuliani--EphemeraAdd to your cart.
Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: AbbiategrassoAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Postcards of AbbiategrassoAdd to your cart.
12 postcards; one (map of the circondario di Abbiategrasso) stamped 11 April 1905 and addressed to Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani
Material Format: paper
Physical Description: 12 cards
Folder 2: AcquarossaAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Villa Scarenzio, Acquarossa, 21 Oct. 1901Add to your cart.
Photograph mounted to a card, sent as a postcard to Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani
Material Format: mounted photograph
Item 2: Terme di Acquarossa, ca. 1887Add to your cart.
Brochure; illustrations; printed in red and blue; Torino : Lit. Doyen di L. Simondetti
Material Format: paper
Physical Description: 1 folded sheet (4 panels)
Folder 3: AcquiAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Acqui Fontana della Bollente, 5 Aug. 1904Add to your cart.
Postcard to Antonio Cavagna Sanguiliani, lengthy message signed by A. Giussani
Material Format: paper
Physical Description: 1 card
Item 2: Postcards of Acqui, 20 Aug. 1901Add to your cart.
3 color postcards, 2 addressed to Francesco Gravedona Francesco and one to Dina Gravedona care of conte and contessa Cavagna respectively, in Como, signed Daniele
Material Format: paper
Physical Description: 3 cards
Item 3: Appendice: I Bagni d'AcquiAdd to your cart.
Newspaper clipping; signed and dated at end "Torino, 28 giugno 1874, A. Sobrero"
Material Format: newspaper
Physical Description: 1 sheet
Item 4: View of AcquiAdd to your cart.
Mounted photograph
Material Format: mounted photograph
Folder 4: AdriaticoAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Compagnia della pesca nell'Adriatico, 1892Add to your cart.
Firenze : Tip. Dei Succ. Le Monnier, 1892.
Material Format: paper
Physical Description: [1], 7 pages
Item 2: Statuto della Societ? d'esplorazione commerciale in Africa, approvato dall'Assemblea dei sottoscrittori della spedizione commerciale allo scioa nell'Adunanza del giorno 14 febbraio 1879, 1879Add to your cart.
Milano : Tip. Sole, 1879.
Material Format: paper
Physical Description: [4] pages
Folder 5: AfforiAdd to your cart.
Item 1: La Vergine delle Rocce, 14 Dec. 1901?Add to your cart.
Postcard to Antonio Cavagna Sanguiliani, vice presidente delli Societa conservativa di monumenti, in Pavia, lengthy message, stamped
Physical Description: 1 card
Folder 6: AgliateAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Printed letter raising funds for the restoration of the Basilica di Agliate in Brianza, 14 marzo 1894Add to your cart.
Addressed to Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani, Pavia on exterior
Material Format: paper
Physical Description: [4] pages (2 blank)
Item 2: Agli amatori dell'arte italiana e cristiana, Marzo 1907Add to your cart.
Letter about the Basilica di Agliate in Brianza; Milano : Casa editrice arcivescovile ditta Giacomo Agnelli
Material Format: paper
Physical Description: [4] pages

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