Best Libraries with the World's Most Important Literary Collections

Features over 55 million items, including rare manuscripts and Americana literature.

One of the oldest libraries, holding over 1.1 million books and 75,000 manuscripts.

Home to the Book of Kells and over six million printed materials.

Features over two million volumes and stunning architecture.

Houses one of the largest collections of rare books and manuscripts globally.

Europe's oldest and largest university library, with over 13 million items.

Largest library in the world with over 173 million items, including rare manuscripts and historical documents.

Contains over a million books and 13,000 manuscripts, including classical texts.

Houses rare books like Shakespeare's First Folio and Newton's Principia.

Houses over 170 million items, including the Magna Carta and a Gutenberg Bible.