DESCRIPTION
The Library holds about 12,000 volumes and it is specialised in architecture and urban planning in Asia and Africa. Its specialisation and concentration of texts on the architecture of Islamic and Eastern countries make it unique. It is the only European specialised library in this field and its extensive collection is comparable only to the most important American collections.
The Library is part of the SECA Foundation and is open to the public. It provides support to researchers in Puglia and is a centre for international scholarship, fostered by a consolidated network of relations with research and scientific institutions in Islamic countries.
The Library’s primary purpose is the conservation, acquisition and dissemination of bibliographic and documentary heritage, in support to the teaching and research needs of students, researchers and teachers. Activities are organised, also in cooperation with other institutions, and supported by adequate librarian and computer science technologies.
SECTIONS
History of Islamic architecture and urban planning, Restoration and design in developing countries, Maghreb, Egypt, Southern Italy and colonies, Middle East, Iran, Central Asia, Ottoman Empire, India, Southeast Asia, China and Japan, Landscape, Typological Characteristics of Architecture, Theory and History of Architecture, Architectural Treatises.
PATRONS
The Library’s primary purpose is the conservation, acquisition and dissemination of bibliographic and documentary heritage, in support to the teaching and research needs of students, researchers and teachers. Activities are organised, also in cooperation with other institutions, and supported by adequate librarian and computer science technologies.