100 Tesouros da Biblioteca Pública Municipal do Porto

The third exhibition from 2016’s season, which takes place simultaneously with Porto Books Fair, presents 100 Tesouros da Biblioteca Pública Municipal do Porto. This exhibition, the brainchild of Paulo Cunha e Silva and dedicated to his memory, showcases 100 Treasures from the Porto Municipal Public Library, a fascinating place emanating culture and liberty that has always influenced the character of Porto and of its inhabitants.

Curated by Fernando Pinto do Amaral and arranged into 12 thematic and chronological focal points, the exhibition features dozens of printed books to visitors, including some incunabula from the 15th century, beautiful medieval codices, numerous maps, lithographs and many other absolutely unforgettable works such as a Visigoth document dating back to the time before Portugal was founded and which is over one thousand years old, and also includes two magnificent editions of Os Lusíadas, the Foral da Cidade do Porto (Porto City Charter), the first treatise on Portuguese architecture, the Anatomia de Vesálio (Anatomy of Vesalius), the Roteiro da Primeira Viagem de Vasco da Gama à Índia (The Route of Vasco da Gama’s First Voyage to India), various autograph manuscripts of Almeida Garrett, Alexandre Herculano, Camilo Castelo Branco, Maria Browne, Júlio Dinis, Antero, António Nobre, Pascoaes, Pessoa, Régio, Eugénio de Andrade, Agustina Bessa-Luís and many others.

Fotografia: Dinis Santos