Trascrizione
The current ancient archives were designed by Ponti specifically to house the impressive bookcases now found there. Originally built for a convent, in 1822 they were moved to the Sala dei Giganti in Piazza Capitaniato, which housed the University Library at the time.
They remained there even when the book collections were transferred to a specially-built construction in Via San Biagio, in 1912, and which is still their home.
In the twentieth-century renovation of Palazzo del Bo, Rector Anti requested a special room to house the ancient bookshelves, which were promptly filled with personal student files, including their grades!