Klosterbibliothek

monastery library

noun KLOS-ter-bib-li-o-TAYK Rare

Usage Note

Klosterbibliothek is the library of a monastic institution, often holding rare medieval manuscripts and incunabula. Famous examples include those of Stift Admont (Austria) and the Abbey of St Gallen (Switzerland).

Examples

"Die Klosterbibliothek bewahrt über zweitausend Handschriften aus dem Mittelalter."

Natural Translation

The monastery library preserves more than two thousand manuscripts from the Middle Ages.

Literal Translation

The monastery-library preserves over two-thousand manuscripts from the Middle Ages.

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