Melk Abbey Library
Monastic library in Melk, Austria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Melk Abbey Library (Deutsch: Stiftsbibliothek Melk[2]), also known as the Library of Melk Abbey,[3] is an Austria-based[4] monastic library located in Melk, Austria.[5] The library has many rare medieval manuscripts, as well as a large inventory of Baroque literature.[6]
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48.22960141912034°N 15.333880307604844°E / 48.22960141912034; 15.333880307604844 | |
Location | Melk[1], Austria |
Type | Baroque-style library |
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Website | www.stiftmelk.at |
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In July 2019, a researcher discovered fragments of a famous early erotic work - Der Rosendorn or The Rose Thorn - in the Melk Abbey Library,[7] which allows the poem date back to around 1300, two hundred years earlier than previously thought.[8]