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The Contemporary History Spring School is being held for the first time. It aims to offer young students the opportunity to get to know Rome as an international city  ...   

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Important notice: Our library will be closed from 24 to 26 December (Christmas holidays), on 31 December and 1 January (New Year's Eve and New Year's Day), and on 6 January (Epiphany). Between these holidays, we are happy to be at your disposal with all our services and look forward to your visit! Our opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. You  ...   
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QFIAB 105 (2025)

The latest volume 105 of our journal "Quellen und Forschungen aus italienischen Archiven und Bibliotheken" is now published and fully available in Open Access: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/qfiab/html#latestIssue.   

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