We should definitely work on the revival of some other forgotten or secret libraries for the sake of our knowledge and wisdom.
Books can be the best friends of a person who wants to learn and grow not only to achieve something for the betterment of own-self but also to spread knowledge and wisdom for the improvement of the entire society. And if the books are lost, it means the history, present, and the future of a generation are lost. Book lovers still feel sorry for the destruction of the ancient library of Alexandria because they have lost much knowledge and wisdom which is something beyond academic importance. Throughout history, it’s not the only one which was lost, there are a number of libraries in this list. So, let’s know about them in detail –
The library of Aristotle
Aristotle began to form a collection of books when he moved to Athens and found a school at the Lyceum in 335 BC. It was considered the very first library in Europe. It has been said that the great library of Alexandria took inspiration to develop its own collection. After his death, it was maintained by one of his students named Theophrastus. But, after him, the maintenance was not done properly and the condition of the library declined. So many speculations are there regarding the possession of books but overall, what we can say is that the destruction of that ancient library is a great loss of humanity.
Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK
It is another important example of a forgotten library. The Bodleian Library was founded in 1602 during the days of Elizabethan magician John Dee and it was older than the British Library. Nowadays it’s not just a library, it’s a collection of several things like history, medicine, law, music, and many more subjects. You can go for a tour to this place but you need access for that.
The Library Of Constantinople
Constantinople’s library was one of the great libraries to be founded in the ancient world. The founder of this library was the emperor Constantine I when he planned to store some important classical literature and a number of religious books from fragile papyrus to parchment papers to prevent the loss of these valuable works. There are so many theories regarding the loss of this library. Some argue that it was destroyed during the fourth crusade of 1204, and some say it gradually disappeared due to a number of different fires.
