Melk Abbey Library Explained
The Melk Abbey Library (Deutsch: Stiftsbibliothek Melk[2]), also known as the Library of Melk Abbey,[3] is an Austria-based[4] monastic library located in Melk, Austria.[5] The library has many rare medieval manuscripts, as well as a large inventory of Baroque literature.[6]
In July 2019, a researcher discovered fragments of a famous early erotic work - Der Rosendorn or The Rose Thorn - in the Melk Abbey Library,[7] which allows the poem date back to around 1300, two hundred years earlier than previously thought.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: The memory of civilization: New York, Paris, Wiblingen. August 23, 2018. Stuttgarter Zeitung.
- Web site: Beautiful libraries in the world. Cameron Laux. November 4, 2014. Rheinische Post.
- Web site: Medieval Stars in Melk Abbey. 12 May 2012. Capital Journal.
- Web site: 700 Years Before The Vagina Monologues, There Was the Vagina Dialogue. Claire Lampen. July 26, 2019. Thecut.com.
- Web site: 162 Of The Most Majestic Libraries In The World. Mar 6, 2015. Bored Panda.
- Book: Patrick Lo. Allan Cho. Dickson K.W. Chiu. World ́s Leading National, Public, Monastery and Royal Library Directors: Leadership, Management, Future of Libraries. 25 September 2017. De Gruyter. 978-3-11-053091-9. 381–.
- Web site: Medievalists excited at parchment fragment of 'vagina monologue'. Jul 26, 2019. The Guardian.
- Web site: A Rediscovered Erotic Poem Might Indicate the Middle Ages Were Sexier Than We Thought. July 31, 2019. Mental Floss.
