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Projects for the valorization of the Young Fund

The University of San Marino had the opportunity to present the Young Fund at the 2010 Turin International Book Fair. The volumes were exhibited in Young's cube, designed by architect Gabriele Toneguzzi. 

Presentation of the Young Fund at the Turin International Book Fair – 2010
Turin International Book Fair postcard – 2010 

In 2012, the Library of the University of San Marino in collaboration with the then Department of Communication, explored the theme of games and "memorabilia, i.e. gift items, gadgets, games, magic tricks, memorabilia of all kinds, which in any way were linked to memory, and to the act of remembering" (Eco, 1998) drawing up some of the cataloging cards and organizing the "Memory Games" conference.

Games section cataloging cards
Games section cataloging cards 

On the occasion of the same conference, a video was also created by animation entitled “Memory landscapes”, directed by Massimo Salvucci, for the enhancement of games and wonders. 

Il Center for Memory Studies of the University of San Marino, in collaboration with the Library, has created a series of six volumes entitled “Lectures on memory” (Guaraldi editions); they report the interventions discussed during the days of the "Memory Games" conference. 

IT'S A GAME
IT'S A GAME
PLAYING TO MEMORY
PLAYING TO MEMORY
MEMORY FOR DATES FOR MEMORY
MEMORY FOR DATES – DATES FOR MEMORY
MINEMO-TECHNIQUES AND REBUS
MINEMO-TECHNIQUES AND REBUS
URBAN MEMORIES
URBAN MEMORIES
USEFUL FOR YOUR PURPOSE?
USEFUL FOR YOUR PURPOSE?

The University has also published the catalog of the ancient section of the Fund in several editions.

Catalog – "Memory Library"
Catalog – “Memory Library”

In 2015, the University Library, with the scientific supervision of the Center for Studies on Memory of the University of San Marino, started the digitization project of the ancient section of the Fund Young, to enhance the collection, promote its knowledge and use and safeguard the printed originals, thanks to the support of two important San Marino partners: BAC (Commercial Agricultural Bank) and Data Project (a company specializing in IT services). The digitized volumes can be consulted for free on Cultural Internet. 

Dr. Tiziana Ovelli, for her scientific project, she took care of it of the Young Fund, in particular the research and analysis of iillustrationthe significant ones contained in the ancient section, which she dealt with during an interesting training internship in agreement between the Department of History, San Marino culture and history of UniRSM and that of Civilization and Forms of Knowledge of the University of Pisa. The object of the research was lto survey the iconographic corpus of texts from the Young Fund for the purposes of its valorisation. Thanks to his commitment, it is possible to view, compare, analyze and admire the iillustrationextracted from the works of the authors listed below, accompanied by a descriptive sheet of the work. 

Camillo, Giulio (1552)
Della Porta, Giovan Battista (1602)
Dolce, Lodovico (1562)
Dolce, Lodovico (1586)
Gesualdo, Filippo (1592)
Host von Romberch, Johann (1520)
Host von Romberch, Johann (1533)
Le Lievre, Guillaume (1520)
Marafioti, Girolamo (1602) “F. Hieronymi Marafioti Polistinensis, Calabri theologi Ord. Minorum obseruantiae. De arte reminiscentiae per loca, & imagines, ac per notas, & figuras in manibus positas. Opus delectabile, omnibusque literarum scholaris, & præcipuè oratoribus, concionatoribus, & scolaribus, qui ad doctoratus apicem ascendere satagunt apprime vtile”
Marafioti, Girolamo (1602) “New insight and art of remembering, by places, & images; & for signs, & figures placed in the hands. Of the RPF Girolamo Marafioto from Polistene of Calabria... A work that is delightful and useful to all literary scholars... Translated from Latin into Italian, by D. Theseo Mansueti from Vrbino"
Marafioti, Girolamo (1605)
Murner, Thomas (1629)
Paepp, Jan (1618)
Publicius, Jacobus (1482)
Publicius, Jacobus (1485)
Publicius, Jacobus (1490)
Rosselli, Cosimo (1579)
Simonis, Nicolaus (1510)