On the occasion of the opening of the international conference The Awakening of Enceladus. A Transdisciplinary Investigation into Geological Risk and Disaster (December 17-19), the Sistema Bibliotecario presents an exhibition curated by Laura Gigli, Cinzia Romagnoli, and Elena Franchini.

 

The exhibition features a selection of works from the collections of the Sistema Bibliotecario, including Pliny’s Naturalis Historia (1539) and Landino’s commentary on the Divine Comedy (1484), alongside other literary and scientific testimonies, with works—among others—by Voltaire and Humboldt. One section is devoted to local seismic events, such as the 1846 earthquake in Tuscany, while the exhibition concludes with a selection of modern volumes on the subject, available for public consultation.

 

Following the presentation on 17 December, the exhibition will be open to visitors from 18 December to 30 January 2026 at the Library of Italian studies and Romance Philology (Polo 6), with free admission.