Abbey Library of St. Gallen

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Abbey_Library_of_St._Gallen
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:library
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Peter_Thumb
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Baroque
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Carolingian_Renaissance
gptkb:Saint_Gall
gptkbp:collectionSize about 170,000 volumes
gptkbp:conservationStatus well preserved
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Plan_of_St._Gall
gptkb:St._Gallen_Globe
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:director gptkb:Cornel_Dora
gptkbp:founded 8th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abbey Library of St. Gallen
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:German
gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:location gptkb:St._Gallen,_Switzerland
gptkbp:notableFor medieval manuscripts
gptkbp:oldest_manuscript 8th century
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf Abbey of Saint Gall
gptkbp:readingRoomBuilt 1758–1767
gptkbp:significance oldest library in Switzerland
one of the oldest monastic libraries in the world
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1983
yes
gptkbp:website https://www.stiftsbibliothek.ch/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manuscript_B_(St._Gallen)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6