Angelo Pezzana and the Birth of the Modern Librarian According to Sabina Magrini

Abstract

In remembering Sabina Magrini, her study of Angelo Pezzana stands out—a key figure in 19th-century librarianship, to whom she dedicated the conference Emilian and European Culture in the 19th Century (Parma, 2013). Her essay, Angelo Pezzana and the Birth of the Modern Librarian, explores the role, limits, and transformations of the profession, highlighting the continued relevance of these dynamics. It is a tribute to the concrete “craft” of librarianship, which Sabina embodied with both rigor and passion.