Library of the Study Centre of the History of Textiles, Costumes and Perfume
Information
Library of the Study Centre of the History of Textiles, Costumes and Perfume of Palazzo Mocenigo
Museo of Palazzo Mocenigo
Santa Croce 1992,
30135 Venezia
OPENING HOURS
The Library is open from Tuesday to Friday, from 10.30 to 16.30.
Reserving a seat in the reading rooms is not mandatory, but recommended.
Procedures for reserving seats and volumes (in Italian)
L’accesso, la prenotazione del posto e la consultazione dei volumi possono essere effettuati tramite OPAC del Polo VEA fino al giorno precedente. Si raccomanda di cancellare la prenotazione nel caso non si intendesse più recarsi in Biblioteca.
Prima di accedere alla Biblioteca, è necessario registrarsi telematicamente.
Di seguito sono indicate le modalità per:
1 – registrarsi in OPAC, per utenti già in possesso di tessera e per utenti non iscritti
2 – effettuare le richieste di consultazione
3 – prendere appuntamenti per la consultazione
1 – Registrazione degli utenti in OPAC del PoloVEA
L’utente che è già in possesso di tessera può registrarsi dal box della home dell’Opac del PoloVEA:
– collegarsi all’indirizzo dell’Opac del PoloVEA
– cliccare su “Accedi”, in alto a destra per autenticarsi.
In caso di primo accesso bisogna digitare:
– username: che corrisponde al numero di tessera prestito (ad es. BM123, QS123 oppure 123 senza ZERI)
– password: che corrisponde alla data di nascita inserita nel modo seguente: 21/11/2011.
Successivamente l’utente potrà cambiarla seguendo le istruzioni (la password deve essere lunga almeno 8 caratteri e contenere sia lettere che numeri).
Se si è utenti Ca‘ Foscari e IUAV utilizzare sempre le rispettive credenziali negli appositi box di autenticazione.
Cliccare sul proprio nome in alto a destra per accedere al proprio Spazio personale, riservato ai singoli utenti. Dallo spazio personale sarà possibile effettuare, controllare e cancellare tutte le operazioni.
L’utente non iscritto può registrarsi per la prima volta dal box della home dell’Opac del PoloVEA:
– cliccare su “Accedi”, in alto a destra per registrarsi. Cliccare su „Non sei ancora registrato?“
Compilare il modulo in tutte le sue parti e scegliere nel menù a tendina la Biblioteca: sarà quindi possibile procedere alla prenotazione dei servizi online.
2 – Richiedere documenti in consultazione tramite Opac del PoloVEA
Per richiedere un documento in consultazione:
– collegarsi all’indirizzo dell’Opac del PoloVEA
– cliccare su “Accedi”, in alto a destra per autenticarsi
– una volta individuato nell’OPAC il documento desiderato cliccare su „Richiesta di consultazione“
– cliccare sul proprio nome in alto a destra per accedere al proprio Spazio personale, riservato ai singoli utenti, dove sarà possibile controllare la propria situazione prestiti: richieste, prenotazioni, scadenze, messaggi ecc.
Possono essere dati in consultazione fino a 15 volumi al giorno, i libri saranno a disposizione degli utenti a partire dal giorno successivo alla richiesta e per i seguenti 10 giorni.
Richieste di consultazione Manoscritti
Per i manoscritti, il lettore che fosse già a conoscenza delle segnature di cui è richiesta la consultazione, potrà comunicarle via e-mail all’indirizzo della Biblioteca cui intende accedere.
È possibile effettuare richieste anche in sede.
3 – Appuntamento per la consultazione tramite OPAC del PoloVEA
Per prenotare un posto per la consultazione:
– collegarsi all’indirizzo dell’Opac del PoloVEA
– cliccare su “Accedi”, in alto a destra per autenticarsi
– cliccare sul proprio nome in alto a destra per accedere al proprio Spazio personale, riservato ai singoli utenti
– nell’area “Prenotazioni” sarà possibile prendere appuntamento per il giorno e l’ora della consultazione, secondo un calendario a fasce orarie, fino al giorno precedente. In questa area è possibile anche cancellare le operazioni effettuate.
CONTACTS
biblioteca.mocenigo@fmcvenezia.it
+39 041 721798
Digital Reproductions
Requests for digital copies may be submitted directly at the library by completing the printed form, or by filling in the request using the following online form.
Digital Reproductions Using Personal Equipment: For study purposes only, readers may be authorized to make their own photographic reproductions, with the assistance of library staff. The request form is available at the Library.
The Library
The Library of the Study Centre of the History of Textiles, Costumes and Perfume was set up in 1985 and is housed in Palazzo Mocenigo at San Stae.
This rich collection of monographs, periodicals and fashion plates all comes from the former collection of the International Centre for Arts and Costume at Palazzo Grassi, which was acquired by the Venice City Council in 1981. The sizeable collection of books dedicated to the history of textiles and costume make this a very useful instrument for study and research.
The core collection from Palazzo Grassi comprises some 6,000 volumes, including antique publications, whilst the periodicals section covers fashion magazines from the end of the 18th century, when such publications first became popular, to the present day. There is also a particularly significant collection of around some 13,000 fashion plates, which form a unique visual record of changing fashions.
Re-opened to the public in 1986 after re-organisation, the library is now kept up to date by the acquisition of the most significant and authoritative publications in this sector, both books and periodicals.
Catalogue and collections
The card index catalogue is located in the second reading room of the Mocenigo Library.
This comprises two catalogues:
– one relating to the International Centre for Arts and Costume (the Palazzo Grassi collection, with material published up to the mid 1970s), which is organised according to author, title and subject;
– one covers all the post-1980 acquisitions of the Palazzo Mocenigo Study Centre of the History of Textiles, Costumes and Perfume, which can be consulted either in order of author and title or in order of subject. This makes for easy and rapid identification of the documents desired.
Available online. The online catalogue of acquisitions can be consulted online.
It covers publications acquired since 2000; the earlier acquisitions are still being catalogued.
Historical Archives. The Library contains more than 20,000 publications – books, opuscules, periodicals and fashion plates. These are divided into monographs and opuscules dealing with the main topics relating to this sector (clothing, the history of costume, etc.); present and past periodicals covering fashions, textiles and costume; fashion encyclopaedias catalogues of exhibitions in the clothing and textile sectors; fashion plates (not catalogued).
Prints & drawings cabinet
Part of the collection acquired in 1981 from the former International Centre for Arts and Costume, the fashion plates in the Palazzo Mocenigo Library provide an ample visual record of European fashions in the nineteenth and twentieth century.
The detail of the illustrations is of high technical quality because most of these plates were produced for those who wished to adapt their wardrobe to the latest fashions.
Divided chronologically and according to type, these works are not only of great artistic interest in their own right but also provide an ample record of children’s clothing and of day and evening fashions and accessories for men and women.
Services
Access to the libraries is usually reserved to scholars, researchers and university students preparing their final thesis, or in their third year of study. It can, upon request, be extended to anyone who, for reasons of study, is interested in the material and documents the libraries contain. Details regarding this application process are contained in the Regolamento di Servizio delle Biblioteche (available in the entrance hall to each of the libraries).
Reading room. Works can only be consulted in one of the two reading rooms that can seat a total of 12 people. The works on the shelves can only be consulted upon completion of the requisite request form. Those who use the facilities for the first time are also required to fill in a registration form.
It is possible to take out a maximum of one book for a maximum of three working days. These loans cannot include: pre-1900 publications, periodicals, the fashion plates or the volumes Levy Pisesky’s La Storia del costume in Italy. No inter-library loans are possible.
Periodicals could be consulted on Tuesdays if previous booked via email to: biblioteca.mocenigo@fmcvenezia.it.
Personnel. Staff are on hand to provide information and assist the consultation of catalogues, as well as to distribute the works requested for consultation. The on-duty librarian may be consulted for more detailed bibliographical information, assistance in the use of inventories and research via on-line catalogues.
Acquisition suggestions. Anyone wishing to make a suggestion regarding the purchase, by the Library, of publications or documents of particular interest, should do it through the on-duty librarian or via email to biblioteca.mocenigo@fmcvenezia.it.
Reproduction of material. Readers may have material photographed, photocopied or microfilmed within the limits imposed by the need to conserve the material and the legislation regarding authors’ copyright. The costs of this service are to be found in the printed regulations and shall be borne by the readers.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: the service of reproduction is currently suspended, while photographic reproduction and loan services remain active.
Photographic reproduction. For study purposes only, readers may – with the assistance of the library personnel – take their own photographic reproduction of materials. The application form for this is available in the Library.
Bibliographical information. As well as attending in person, readers and scholars may apply for bibliographical information regarding the Library’s collections via telephone, fax, letter or e-mail biblioteca.mocenigo@fmcvenezia.it.
Collections
Grassi Collection
The Grassi bibliographic collection on textiles and costume originates from the International Centre for Arts and Costume, formerly located at Palazzo Grassi. It comprises approximately 8,000 publications, including monographs and collected works, among which are several rare and early editions.
Modern Books
Acquisitions on textiles and costume from 1986 to the present day, totaling more than 5,000 volumes, thanks to purchases and exchanges with some of the world’s most prestigious libraries.
Periodicals
The periodicals collection includes fashion magazines covering a time span from the late eighteenth century—when such publications first began to circulate—to the present day. The collection currently comprises 335 titles.
Prints and Drawings Collection
The engravings and fashion plates preserved in the Library of the Study Centre for the History of Textiles and Costume at Palazzo Mocenigo belong to the collection acquired by the Municipality of Venice in 1981 from the former International Centre for Arts and Costume. They provide a broad and detailed overview of European fashion during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The garments are depicted with remarkable technical skill and often achieve significant artistic quality, as many of these illustrations served an educational purpose for those wishing to adapt their attire to the latest fashion trends of the time.
Organized chronologically and by category, the collection offers valuable documentation on women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing and accessories, including both daywear and evening wear.
Fashion Show Photographs
In 1949, Venice became the ideal setting for celebrating the partnership between the textile industry and haute couture fashion houses. In 1951, industrialist Franco Mariotti founded the International Centre for Arts and Costume (CIAC) at Palazzo Grassi, organizing countless fashion-related events.
The events promoted by the CIAC can be regarded as true visual records of the evolution of costume and fashion, documenting trends, styles, and cultural changes over time.
Beauty Library
This collection consists of 342 rare and valuable printed volumes on beauty, cosmetics, and perfume. The books originate from the library of Cosmetica Italia (formerly Unipro) in Milan and have been generously granted on long-term loan to the Library of the Study Centre for the History of Textiles and Costume at Palazzo Mocenigo.
Galerie
Study Centre for the History of Textiles, Costume and Perfume
It brings together the textile and library collections of Palazzo Mocenigo, originating from Palazzo Grassi, Vittorio Cini and the Civic Museums of Venice.
Photographic Archive
Historical photographs, available for consultation by appointment, with services for scholars and researchers.
