Library
The cathedral is also famous for its library, which was built in the mid-15th century. Located over the East Cloister, the library holds the Chapter's collection in two rooms, with volumes published before 1800 being held in the Old Library. The library's medieval collection was destroyed during the reformation. The cathedral's earliest records are held in the Muniment Room at the southern end of the Library. The volumes held reflect the Canons' wide-ranging intellectual interests. The collection's core subject is theology, but science, medicine, history, exploration and languages are also well represented. The library is open to the public at appointed times during summer, with a small exhibition of documents and books.
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Famous quotes containing the word library:
“I view askance a book that remains undisturbed for a year. Oughtn’t it to have a ticket of leave? I think I may safely say no book in my library remains unopened a year at a time, except my own works and Tennyson’s.”
—Carolyn Wells (1862–1942)
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—Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)
“A man’s library is a sort of harem.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)