Question: What are some things that were lost due to the destruction of monastic libraries?
About the article "Dissolution of the Monasteries", section "Arts and culture".

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Along with the destruction of the monasteries, some of them many hundreds of years old, the related destruction of the monastic libraries was perhaps the greatest cultural loss caused by the English Reformation.
Worcester Priory (now Worcester Cathedral) had 600 books at the time of the dissolution.
Only six of them are known to have survived intact to the present day.
At the abbey of the Augustinian Friars at York, a library of 646 volumes was destroyed, leaving only three known survivors.
Some books were destroyed for their precious bindings, others were sold off by the cartload.
The antiquarian John Leland was commissioned by the King to rescue items of particular interest (especially manuscript sources of Old English history), and other collections were made by private individuals; notably Matthew Parker.
Nevertheless much was lost, especially manuscript books of English church music, none of which had then been printed.
The turmoil generated by the English monarchy’s break with Rome in the 16th century had a devastating effect on theological library collections.
In Yorkshire alone, for example, under the aegis of various religious orders, there may have been more than fifty abbeys, priories, etc., each of them having at least a modest library.
Yet within the space of little more than a generation, this whole structure was crudely dismantled.
State-authorized visitations during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI meant the break-up of collections not only in the monasteries but also at the Universities as well.
Insofar as this process was guided by any principle, it was to suppress that which was medieval and to elevate that which was Classical and Humanist in character.
In large measure this had the desired effects of cutting British libraries loose from the literary tradition associated with Rome, and of turning interest toward the Anglo-Saxon church.
There is some evidence that the abrupt “change of fashion” in theological literature and learning brought in by the Henrician Reformation had the curious effect of extracting significant portions of monastic collections from purely religious surroundings.
So quickly did materials intrinsic to the Catholic tradition become devalued (the monarchy was aggressive and quite ruthless in moving the Church in the direction of Protestant humanism) that it was not uncommon for displaced monks, friars and abbots to be able to take with them, gratis, items from monastic libraries.
Additionally, some private collectors (John Leland, Matthew Parker, William Cecil, Robert Cotton, etc.)
were able to save some of the monastic holdings from destruction.
It was in the spirit of such private generosity that efforts to overturn the Reformation’s more destructive impulses that moved Thomas Bodley to help re-establish the library at Oxford.
Similar currents can be observed in the Continental Reformation, with some books taken from the monasteries moved to Lutheran churches.
A more enduring effect was the shift of surviving monastic collections to the universities.
Many universities which were founded in the 16th century had their libraries enriched tremendously by works taken from Dominican and Jesuit libraries, especially.
Leipzig’s collection, for example, received 1500 manuscripts and 4,000 printed books in this fashion.
Basel received the contents of both the city’s cathedral library and a nearby Dominican library.
This can hardly have been what the monks and scribes had in mind amid their earlier toils, but at least the works lived on in active use.
Many libraries suffered damage or disruption during the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th century, but in general the 17th and 18th centuries were a period of remarkable growth in theological collections of Continental Europe: again, the uniform trend was away from the cloisters and into the academy. 
During the Dissolution of the Monasteries in England (1536–1541), many monastic libraries were destroyed.
Worcester Abbey had 600 books at the time of the dissolution.
Only six of them have survived intact to the present day.
At the abbey of the Augustinian Friars at York, a library of 646 volumes was destroyed, leaving only three surviving books.
Some books were destroyed for their precious bindings, others were sold off by the cartload, including irreplaceable early English works.
It is believed that many of the earliest Anglo-Saxon manuscripts were lost at this time.
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All other libraries fall into the "special library" category.
Many private businesses and public organizations, including hospitals, museums, research laboratories, law firms, and many government departments and agencies, maintain their own libraries for the use of their employees in doing specialized research related to their work.
Depending on the particular institution, special libraries may or may not be accessible to the general public or elements thereof.
In more specialized institutions such as law firms and research laboratories, librarians employed in special libraries are commonly specialists in the institution's field rather than generally trained librarians, and often are not required to have advanced degrees in specifically library-related field due to the specialized content and clientele of the library.
Some special libraries, such as governmental law libraries, hospital libraries, and military base libraries commonly are open to public visitors to the institution in question.
Depending on the particular library and the clientele it serves, special libraries may offer services similar to research, reference, public, academic, or children's libraries, often with restrictions such as only lending books to patients at a hospital or restricting the public from parts of a military collection.
Given the highly individual nature of special libraries, visitors to a special library are often advised to check what services and restrictions apply at that particular library.
Special libraries are distinguished from special collections, which are branches or parts of a library intended for rare books, manuscripts, and other special materials, though some special libraries have special collections of their own, typically related to the library's specialized subject area.
For more information on specific types of special libraries, see law libraries, medical libraries, music libraries, or transportation libraries. 
The American Library Association (ALA) issued a statement that the dissolution of the library was "unacceptable" because libraries "serve as the cornerstone of our democracy and must be safeguarded."
The ALA added that the "very existence of the People’s Library demonstrates that libraries are an organic part of all communities" and that libraries "serve the needs of community members and preserve the record of community history."
Of concern was the loss of some rare historical documents and records, which it said are endemic to the Occupy movement.
Some of the library's reference materials and some of its regular books lost were autographed by their authors, either while visiting the library or through courier to express moral support.
One such example included "What Work Is", which was signed and donated in person by United States Poet Laureate Philip Levine hours before its destruction when the park was cleared.
The executive director of Common Cause said in a statement that the City should "replace each title, buying two new copies for each one destroyed" and "for whatever number is unaccounted for, the city should provide Occupy’s librarians with funds sufficient to buy twice as many."
UC Irvine history professor Mark LeVine expressed his sentiment that "tents can be replaced, even most personal effects.
But destroying books is like destroying the soul of the movement" and filmmaker Udi Aloni added that "When they disrespect books, they disrespect humankind, and when they destroy books, they destroy the spirit of humanity.
The library was great because people gave more than they took.
OWS was not just a place for activism, but also a place for education and rethinking; not for just blathering on when you don't know, but being humble and willing to learn.
By taking out the library, they've tried to stop that crucial process.
"Editors at "" mourned the loss of the library's donated electronics and computer equipment, which they believed to have been destroyed by a blunt object.