World's oldest public medical library reopens in Rome amid pandemic
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The medical library of Europe's first hospital is home to nearly 19,000 books and manuscripts dating back to the 14th century. The Hospital of the Holy Spirit in Rome is Europe's first hospital. It contains the world's oldest public medical library—the Lancisiana library.
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