World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
Admont Abbey is a Benedictine
monastery located on the Enns River in the town of Admont, Austria. It
is the oldest remaining monastery in Styria and contains the largest
monastic library in the world. The abbey is known for its Baroque
architecture, art, and manuscripts.
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Lastly, the library collection comprises some 200,000 volumes. The most valuable treasures are the more than 1,400 manuscripts (the earliest from the 8th century) and the 530 incunabula (early printed books before 1500).
Above Photo © Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC-BY-SA-3.0
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Lastly, the library collection comprises some 200,000 volumes. The most valuable treasures are the more than 1,400 manuscripts (the earliest from the 8th century) and the 530 incunabula (early printed books before 1500).
Above Photo © Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC-BY-SA-3.0
World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
© Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC-BY-SA-3.0
World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
© Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC-BY-SA-3.0
World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
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World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
Photograph by User:Fb78 on Wikimedia Commons
World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
© Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC-BY-SA-3.0
World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
© Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC-BY-SA-3.0
World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
© Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC-BY-SA-3.0
World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
© Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC-BY-SA-3.0
World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
© Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC-BY-SA-3.0
World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
© Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC-BY-SA-3.0
World’s Largest Monastery Library is in Austria
© Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC-BY-SA-3.0
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