What is Royal Library of Turin?
The '''Royal [[Library]] of [[Turin]]''' is an important museum in Turin, [[Italy]]. It was started by King Charles Albert of Sardinia in [[1839]]. Now it has 187,987 print volumes, 4,403 hand-written volumes ([[manuscript]]s), 3,000 [[drawing]]s, 188 [[book]]s made before 1501 (incunabula), 5,029 books from the [[16th century]], 20,987 [[pamphlet]]s, and many [[engraving]]s and maps. These works come mainly from collections from Savoy. The most important antique is a self-portrait of [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. This [[self-portrait]] is in an underground [[vault (architecture)|vault]] that is resistant to [[fire]]s, [[earthquake]]s, and even airplane crashes. {{Europe-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1830s establishments in Italy]] [[Category:1839 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Italy]] [[Category:Libraries in Europe]] [[Category:Museums in Italy]] [[Category:Turin]]