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- ↑ Konstantinos Staikos (2012), History of the Library in Western Civilization: From Petrarch to Michelangelo, New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, ISBN 9781584561828
- ↑ Convento San Domenico, official website, article by Mariella D'Elia.
