The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-14

/ the Thorkeln collection, consisting OF
Lou volumes relating chiefly to the
! history and antiquities of the northern
nations; the Dietrich collection of over
100000 German pamphlets. including
many of the writings of Luther and
Melancthon. purchased for the small
sum of ESQ, and the Comte collection.
DubIin's Big Bookery.
The library of Trinity college, Dub
Lin, originated in the year 1901, when
the English army determined to COM
memorate their victory over the Span
ish troops at Kinsale by some per-
manent monument. Accordingly they
subscribed f1.S00 to establish a library
in the University of Dublin. All of the
books were at first deposited in Dublin
Castle. and it was only after the
them. The library now contained 1872
600 volumes and 1850 MSS. About g.
ouV volumes are added every year.
Cay Paris Well Supplied.
Paris is much better provided with
great public libraries than London or
any city in the world. Besides the
B1bhotheque Rationale. there are
other great libraries, each having over
10000 volumes.
Paris can claim the largest library in
the world in the Bibliotheque Na[ion-
ale. The real foundation of the in
StMutlon, which was formerly known
as the Biblotheque du Roi, may be said
10 date from King John. the Black
Prince's Captive, who had a considera-
Die taste for books. and who he
queathed his ''roYal library" of MSS
70 ms successor. Charles V.
tharleS V organized his library in
tne Louvre. He was very liberal i'm
ms patronage of literature, and many
language are due TO his having en-
ployed scholars to make TRANSACTIONS
from ancient texts.
Under THE management of Aibbe
Blgnon, the library was removed 10
us present home in the Rue Ricbe-
lieu. A few years before the revoI11-
llon the total number. of printed
DOCKS was 100000. The revolution was
serViceable to the library now called
!bioilotheque Rationale by increasing
IL with forfeited collections belonging
10 eNiles,, and to suppressed religious
communities. Napoleon increased the
government grant. and by the strict
enforcement Of the law concerning
new publications. realized in part his
idea that the library should he uni
Versal in character
Some Big Figures.
The official estimate Of the number
Of volumes in this great lihra,,vi
reaches the extraordinary total of .
29O,0O0 The annual additions are As,
600 The collection of books on French
history is in itself an enormous library
or 44o,O0O volumes. The maps and
charts are said to number 50O.000 The
manuscripts numbered in 1876 81 700
volumes. and the department of
medals possessed in 1873 14S.03O coins.
The Royal library of Munich con-
tains the largest collection of books in
Germany. 1t was founded by Duke
Albrecht Y of Bavaria G55O-7N. who
made numerous purchases from Italv
and incorporated the libraries Of the
Nuremberg physician Schedel and of
j. j. Fugger- The number of printed
volumes is close to 100000. II Is
especially rich in incunabula. MANY Of
them being derived from thefibrartes
of the monasteries closed in 1903.
The building erected for this collec-
ton under King Louis is 1929 Is
a model library structure,
The archives are bestowed on the
ground floor. while the two upper
floors are devoted to the library.
which occupies seventy-seven de-
partm ents.
Berlin is we'll supplied with libraries.
seventy-two being registered in 1875. /.
The largest is the Royal library.
founded by the Great Elector Freder- /
lex III in 1440. although its illustrious !
librarian Lambecius attributes this 4
honor to Frederick's son Macmillan. /
The sum devoted annually to the pur-
chase of books is. $3.50 forms. The /
main library is said to he one of the |
most splendid halls in Europe
Rich I'm Ancient Works
AS the old centre OF civilization.
Italy is of course the country where
The oldest libraries are found. and
preserved. The Vatican library, at
Rome, and the Laurentian library. at
Florence. are sufficient to rank Itaiy
before the most of the states in that
respect. In spite of long centuries of
and suffering, Ita1v is
still rich in books and MSS. There
ire probably more books in united
italy than in any country except
France
When the Italian government pub
ished it's valuable report in 1865. which
showed that while the number of books
n Austria (2.40S.000) was greater than
he total number of the public libraries
n Great Britain. Prussia. Bavaria or
Russia. it was surpassed in France
4. 3S9. 000) and in Italy 4.149.2S1)
The Vatican library stands in the
rom the middle of the fifth century
We have evidence of a pontifical IL
,rary at Rome. Nicholas V. who reign
I'd in ass, may be considered the true
ounder.
Few libraries are so magnifcently
housed as is the Biblioteca Vatican
rhe famous Codici Vaticana are placed
n the great double hall. which is dec
rated with frescoes depicting ancient
history and councils of the church
1t the end of the great hall is an i'm
nense hall. richly decorated and OPEN
ng out from right to left. The present
fficial estimate is about 100000 vol
INES. including $500 fifteenth century
ditions.
Among the 25.6OO MSS. are some of
he most valuable in the world for
ntiduity and intrinsic Importance. The
sibloteca Palatine. in Florence. is the
argest library in italy. There are many
Taluable autograph originals of IA
nous works in this collection. including
Dante and the later poets. as well as
he historians. from VILLAIN to Michia-
ELI.
The Imperial library of st. Peters
urg is the third largest in the world,
nd now claims to possess 1000, 900
rinted volumes.