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A: Roma, Lazio, Italy, B: Paris, Île-de-France, France

The Papal Library and the Sorbonne are the Largest Libraries in Christendom

1369

In 1369 the papal library contained 2,059 volumes. This, and the library of the Sorbonne in Paris, were the largest libraries in Christendom.

Rouse & Rouse, Authentic Witnesses: Approaches to Medieval Texts and Manuscripts (1991) 341.

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Libraries
Religious Texts / Religion