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Archivo De Indias
Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Strahov Monastery Library
Biblioteca Palafoxana
"In 1475, Sixtus Iv Founded The Vatican Library, Which Is The First Open To The Public In Europe; The Collections Of Manuscripts And Books, Prints, Drawings, Coins And Decorative Arts, Constantly Increased Through The Centuries, Making It An Invaluable Repository Of Human Culture." (Ouv)
Anna Amalia Library
(Topkapi) Enderun Library
Old Library Of The University Of Salamanca
Biblioteca Marciana; San Lazzaro Degli Armeni With Its 150000 Vol Library
Hofburg Library
St. Gall Library
Burg Library
Royal Library
National Central Library, Laurentian Library, Biblioteca Riccardiana, Gabinetto Vieusseux
House Of Common's Library In Westminster Palace
Stift Melk's Monastic Library & Göttweig Abbey: The Abbey Has A Library Of 130,000 Books And Manuscripts, And A Particularly Important Collection Of Religious Engravings, Besides Valuable Collections Of Coins, Antiquities, Musical Manuscripts And Natural History, All Of Which Survived The Dangers Of World War Ii And Its Immediate Aftermath Almost Without Loss.
Gothic Library At Babelsberg Castle
Sir Robert Ho Tung Library (1894)
Changdeokgung Palace's Court Library In The Secret Garden
Khaldiyya, Gulbenkian Library
Great Library Of The Society Of Jesus, In Cordoba's University
Girolamini Convent Library
Housing 250 Manuscripts And 9,000 Old Printed Matters
Chinguetti - A Historically Significant Koran Library
A Number Of The Monasteries On Mt Athos Contain Significant Libraries Eg Pantelemion Hilandar
See En.Wikipedia.Org
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"The Monastery Library Preserves The Second Largest Collection Of Early Codices And Manuscripts In The World, Outnumbered Only By The Vatican Library. Its Strength Lies In Greek, Coptic, Arabic, Armenian, Hebrew, Georgian, And Syriac Texts. The Codex Sinaiticus, Now In The British Library, Left The Monastery In The 19th Century For Russia, In Circumstances That Are Now Disputed."
National Library, Holding Documents Since The 15th Century
"The Books Of The Library Originated From
Practically All European Printing Houses Of The Period From
The 15th To The First Half Of The 20th Centuries. A Map Of The Grand Duchy Of Lithuania, The So-Called Radziwill
Map, Was Of Particular Significance To Central European
Cartography. It Was The First Map In The History Of
Cartography To Give A True Picture Of The Entire Territory Of Belarus And Lithuania" (Ab Evaluation)
Scientific Library
Created 1852 - One Of The World's Major Botanical Libraries
Bibliothéque De La Ville De La Chaux-De-Fonds (With Murals)
Yuso
Certosa Di Padula
National Library Of Malta (Originated In 1555)
Long Library: Its Original Books Were Sold, Now The Magnificent Willis Organ Is The Centre Piece
Qolsarif Mosque Library
National Library Of Aleppo
Greek Library
Library Ets Haim
Within The Mosque
Included In The Nominated Property Are Three Confucian Academies Byeongsanseowon, Oksanseowon, And Donggangseowon. "Seowon, Or A Confucian Academy Was A Private Educational Institution Set Up Exclusively For A Man Who Had Achieved Outstanding Learning And Virtue. Its Twin Roles Of Enshrining A Specific Sage And Educating Students Were Reflected In Its Components: Shrine, Jeonsacheong, A Building For The Preparation Of Memorial Rites, Lecture Hall, Students' Quarters (Jaesa), Library (Jangpangak), And An Elevated Pavilion (Nugak) Where Confucian Scholars Held Gatherings Or Took Rests." - Advisory Body Evaluation
The Qing Palace In Shenyang
The Collections Of Novodevichy Contain A Large Number Of
Precious Objects And Paintings, As Well As An Important
Library, Related To The Life Of The Tsarist Dynasties And The History Of The Country (Ab Ev)
Scriptorum
At The Seminario
City Library
At Turn Und Taxis Palace
Krayova Library
Zellenbibliothek At Stift Sankt Peter
Central Library
The Campus Includes A Series Of Large Buildings, In Particular ... The Library (Ab Ev)
Monastery: Containing Some Two Thousand Printed Books And Over A Thousand Manuscripts, Many Of Them Of Great Antiquity And Beauty (Ab Ev)
Eggenberg Library
Joanine Library
Bahla Fort's Empty Library
"Pergamum Was Home To A Library Said To House Approximately 200,000 Volumes, According To The Writings Of Plutarch.[3] Built By Eumenes Ii Between 220 And 159 Bce And Situated At The Northern End Of The Acropolis, It Became One Of The Most Important Libraries In The Ancient World." (Wiki)
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Abbey Of Lorsch Is Considered As The Most Significant Library Of The Carolingian Period. Today, The Inventory Of The Library Is Spread Over More Than 70 Libraries Worldwide
See Www.Bibliotheca-Laureshamensis-Digital.De
See Www.Bibliotheca-Laureshamensis-Digital.De
"Sheikh Safi Al-Din Ensemble Consists Of A Range Of Buildings Including The Tomb, Khānegāh, The Library, The Mosque, The School...This Huge Building ..Was Called Jannat Sara, And Served As The Library. In The Islamic [Islamia] Encyclopedia, There Is An Account Of The Greatness Of The Library Of Sheikh Safi Al-Din. Today, Nothing Of The Library Is Left Though It Has Once Been The Largest Library In Iran.....At The Time Of Occupation Of Ardabil By The Russians (1827), The Religious And Cultural Texture Of The City Suffered Grave Losses. The Library Was Sent To Saint Petersburg By General Peskevich, And Was Attached To The Library Of That City". Nom File - This Describes How Russian Troops "Diverted" To Ardabil "It Was Only The Library Of Sheikh Safi Al-Din Ardabili's Shrine Which Held Numerous Books And Precious Manuscripts ..... (So) Though Ardabil Was Not On Their Route, And Its Occupation Would Cost Expenses And Efforts To Them ... A Group Of Soldiers Were Dispatched To Ardabil To Besiege The Library And Take Control Of It". This Russian Article Of 1996 Claims That The Library Was Actually "Purchased" And Selected "With The Assistance Of The Mosque's Mufti" (See Link)
See Www.Islamicmanuscripts.Info
See Www.Islamicmanuscripts.Info
Jafaryya Library, Kalkatachi Library (Nom File)
A Library (Kitab Khana) (Ab Ev)
In The 17th Century It Held 4,000 Books
A Library, Still Preserving 36,000
Volumes From The Portuguese Kings’ Collection (Ab Ev)
The Herculaneum Papyri Are More Than 1,800 Papyri Found In The Herculaneum Villa Of The Papyri, In The 18th Century, Carbonized By The Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius In Ad 79. The Papyri, ..., Come From The Only Surviving Library From Antiquity That Exists In Its Entirety. (Wiki)
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Baroque Library At St. John Monastery
Municipal Library Of Archiginnasio
Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library: "Among The Most Valuables There Is A Koran From 1540, The History Of The Turkish Siege Of The City In 1522, And Manuscripts With Persian Miniatures." (Wiki)
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The Archive-Library Of The Cathedral Of Santiago De Compostela, "Comprising Books And Documents From The Middle Ages Until Today; One Of The Main Centers Of The World For Research On St. James."
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The Library Of The Sacro Convento, Opened To The Public In 1979, Not Only Holds Documents From The Convent, But Also The Old Collection Of The Municipal Library, With The Manuscripts Dating From Before The 19th Century. It Has 709 Handwritten Codes (12th-16th Centuries), Many Of Which Present Splendid Illuminations, 356 Incunabula, 3,256 "Cinquecentine" And More Than 92,000 Volumes. Particularly Interesting Is The Musical Collection, Which Includes Around 2,500 Manuscripts. (Nomination File, P. 37)
See It.Wikipedia.Org
See It.Wikipedia.Org
"Library Functions Are An Essential Aspect For Supporting Study Functions. As A Space For The Study Of Neo-Confucian Classics And Other Academic Writing By Neo-Confucian Scholars, Seowon Required Libraries. The Significant Volume Of Old Documents, Literary Works, And Woodblocks Stored In The Nominated Property Prove Its Authenticity." - Nomination File
"The Heliometer And Telescope Pavilions, The Meteor Department Pavilion, The Library And Administrative Buildings Are Also Part Of The Nominated Property" - Nom File
David Sassoon Mechanics Institute And Library; University Library And Convocation Hall (1874-78), Designed By England’S Famous
Architect Sir George Gilbert Scott (Nom File)
See Gilbertscott.Org
See Gilbertscott.Org