Libraries Slides

Introduction. Monastery of San Francisco Library – Lima, Peru. Mafra National Palace Library – Mafra, Portugal. Bibliotheca Alexandrina – Alexandria, Egypt. St. Florian Monastery Library – Sankt Florian, Austria. Clementinum National Library – Prague, Czech Republic. Old Library, Trinity College Library Dublin – Dublin, Ireland. National Library of Brazil – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Macquarie University Library – Sydney, Australia. Royal Library of Denmark – Copenhagen, Denmark. Tianjin Binhai Library – Tianjin, China. Malatesta Library – Cesena, Italy. Saint Catherine’s Monastery Library - Saint Catherine, Egypt. Strahov Monastery Library - Prague, Czech Republic. Boston Public Library - Boston, United States. Raza Library – Rampur, India. Tianyi Pavilion Library - Ningbo, China. Summary. References.

Object. Libraries. Purpose. To get acquainted with the diversity of libraries and the uniqueness of each of them.

Monastery of San Francisco Library – Lima, Peru.

Was finished in 1774 Around 25,000 texts A Bible that dates back to around 1571 A copy of the earliest Spanish dictionary.

Was completed by 1730 More than 35,000 leather-bound volumes Tomes are preserved by bats.

Inaugurated in 2002 Eight million books Glass roof which is angled towards the ocean.

St.

Approximately nine million items Ranking seventh in size amongst all other libraries around the world The South American facility was founded in 1810.

Opened its door in 2017 Tianjin's top tourist attraction The highest, inaccessible shelves don't actually have books on them.

Built in the 15th century Collection of 341 hand-printed codices More than 400,000 items.

Saint Catherine’s Monastery Library - Saint Catherine, Egypt.

Founded sometime between 548 and 565 Its texts can be traced back to the 380s Includes the oldest surviving New Testament.

Was established in 1679 Contains over 200,000 volumes Has two secret passageways.