Biblioteca Palatina, Parma

Palatina Library
Biblioteca Palatina
Entrance of the Biblioteca Palatina
44°48′16″N 10°19′33″E / 44.804579°N 10.325927°E / 44.804579; 10.325927
LocationParma, Italy
Established1761
Collection
Size1,379,662 item (2019), 142,419 item (2019), 1,407,002 item (2020), 1,411,749 item (2021), 1,420,367 item (2022), 142,424 item (2022), 848,497 volume, 3,044 item 
Other information
Websitebibpal.unipr.it

The Biblioteca Palatina, or Palatina Library, was established in 1761 in the city of Parma by Philip Bourbon, Duke of Parma. It is one of the cultural institutions housed within the Palazzo della Pilotta complex in the center of Parma. The library was named after the ancient 'Apollus Palatinus'.

The Palatina Library holds the largest collection of Hebrew manuscripts in Italy, and one of the largest in the world.