| The Republic of Venice patronized the foundation of the Biblioteca Marciana, based on the library of Cardinal Basilios Bessarion. |
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| The Cantino world map can currently be found in Modena, Italy, at the Biblioteca Estense. |
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| Another copy is in Seville, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, ms. |
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| In June, Cardinal Mueller granted an interview to the Spanish journalist Carlos Granados, director of the Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos in Madrid. |
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| In Milan, Cardinal Federico Borromeo founded the Biblioteca Ambrosiana. |
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