Book Heritage in Monasteries: The State of Monastic Libraries in Switzerland
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08Today, there are 65 active monasteries in Switzerland that were founded before 1800. They include women’s and men’s convents of 13 different orders of the Roman Catholic Church. These monasteries preserve a significant part of the written cultural heritage (manuscripts and prints) in Switzerland. Almost all monasteries are facing great challenges because of today’s major social and structural changes, which also have an impact on the book heritage of religious communities.