Colmar Public Library - A library in the French city of Colmar , which stores a large number of medieval books and manuscripts. One of the attractions of the city is located in the former building of the Dominican monastery [1] .
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| A country | France |
| Location | Colmar , 1 Place des Martyrs de la Résistance |
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History
The public library in Colmar is located in a former Dominican monastery. In October 1278, the Dominican brothers arrived in Colmar, before which the Dominican sisters Winterlinden were in the city. In 1283, the construction of the church began. Dominican brothers could receive a liberal arts education in a school, which was then a university education [1] .
During the revolution, the former monastery buildings were confiscated. In 1951, a rich family collection of the public library was located in these buildings. The library was built around the confiscated library of the Murbach Abbey; it contains at least 1200 manuscripts. The oldest of these manuscripts dates from the 8th century. This building contains 50,000 volumes dated to the 6th century, a collection of 25,000 Alsatian documents, which also contain numismatic and iconographic information. There is a public reading room and a media library, which were transferred to the buildings of the former hospital in 2012 [1] .
Colmar Public Library contains scientific books, literature, which was published in different languages [2] .
The library is closed on Sunday. On Monday and Tuesday, the library is open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. From Wednesday to Friday from 9 am to 12:00 pm and from 14:30 to 18:30. On Saturday, the library is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. [1] .
The library is located at 1 Place des Martyrs de la Résistance [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Former Dominican Convent (today public library) .
- ↑ An Iranian in Nineteenth Century Europe, 1999 , p. 178.
Literature
- An Iranian in Nineteenth Century Europe: The Travel Diaries of Haj Sayyah. - Ibex Publishers, Inc., 1999 .-- 379 p. - ISBN 9780936347936 .