Villa I Tatti - Biblioteca Building
Address26, Via Di Vincigliata, Fiesole, Florence, Italy, 50014
Site Number108P
Building Root Number
00770
Architect (Original)
Unknown
Building Acquired
1959
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is thought to be named for a Villa from a 13th century land grant by the bishop of Fiesole to the Zatti family. The site is also named for its function.Historical NotesThe villa, originally built in the 16th century, was the home of the Alessandri family of Florence for more than two centuries. Bernard Berenson, class of 1887, purchased the villa in 1907. Biblioteca Berenson is the library of Villa I Tatti.Additional Information
Harvard University. General Information about Villa I Tatti, Approximately 1960 and Later. 1960. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1870.2.
Weaver, William. A Legacy of Excellence: The Story of Villa I Tatti. Harry NAbrams, 1997.
Mason, Alexa. Villa I Tatti: The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies : Forty Years, 1961/62-2001/02. Villa I Tatti, 2002.
Villa “I Tatti”: The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies. Olschki, 1983.
Gilmore, Myron P. “Villa I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies: The First Ten Years.” Harvard Library Bulletin, 1971, pp. 99–109.
Perloff-Giles, Alexandra. “Art Scholar Bequeaths Villa to Harvard.” The Harvard Crimson, 1 June 2009, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2009/6/1/art-scholar-bequeaths-villa-to-harvard/.