Valletta - National Library of Malta
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(Local Name: Bibliothecca) Queen's Square is bounded on the south side by the National Library of Malta, housed in the last building erected by the Knights (1796). The Library was founded by the Knights in 1650, and soon developed into one of the largest public libraries in the world.
In addition to 30,000 modern books and portraits of benefactors of the library, it contains valuable collections of old manuscripts and documents relating to the Order of St John, including a Bull by Pope Paschal II establishing the Order and the Act of Donation by which the Emperor Charles V granted possession of Malta to the Order.
The national library houses a plethora of source material including the
In addition to 30,000 modern books and portraits of benefactors of the library, it contains valuable collections of old manuscripts and documents relating to the Order of St John, including a Bull by Pope Paschal II establishing the Order and the Act of Donation by which the Emperor Charles V granted possession of Malta to the Order.
The national library houses a plethora of source material including the
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