The Discovering treasures: manuscripts and incunabula’s can be visited from the 13 February until 10 June in the Duke’s Hall of Calàbria of the Historical Library.

The main purpose of this exhibition is to show exceptional, unique, emblematic and significate pieces of work in the book’s history as an object of personal enjoyment due to their artistic beauty and their historical and intellectual value. To that end, it has been selected 18 manuscripts and 8 incunabula that are part of the bibliographic treasure guarded by the Historic Library.
Between the manuscripts of the Calàbria’s Duke, we can appreciate the oldest sample in the library, Expositio psalmorum by San Agustín, dated between 1150 and 1175. In addition, other examples of this precious collection are exhibited, such as the codex of Francesco Filelfo, Satyrae hecatosticae, the Gothic codex of Guillaume de Lorris, Roman de la Rose, a splendid volume with works by Virgilio, or the Psalterium by Francesc d'Eiximenis, made in Valencia.
From the collection of incunabula, it is worth highlighting two works, considered the first literary work printed on the Iberian Peninsula and whose only known example is preserved at the Universitat de València, Obres or trobes in Llaors de la Verge Maria, printed in Valencia by Lambert Palmart in 1474. It also highlights the magnificence of the work of Joanot Martorell, Tirant lo Blanc, printed in Valencia by Nicolau Spindeler in 1490, rare and emblematic work for all Valencian, of which there are only three copies worldwide.
The purpose of the Universitat de València is to preserve and disseminate its bibliographic heritage to reach all the public interested in enjoying the texts and the beauty of the books.
Visiting hours:
From Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m - 12 p.m and 4 p.m to 8 p.m.
Sunday and holidays: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Closed on Monday
Free entry