What is Abbey library of St. Gallen?
[[File:BibliothekSG.jpg|thumb|The main room of the library, done in Baroque architecture]] The '''Abbey library of St. Galllen''' ({{lang-de|Stiftsbiblothek St. Gallen}}) is a [[library]] in [[St. Gallen]], [[Switzerland]]. It was attached to the [[abbey]] of St. Gallen. This abbey had a great importance in the [[Middle Ages]]. Today, there are about 2,100 [[manuscript]]s from the [[Middle Ages]], about 1 650 Inucabula ([[book]]s and sheets printed before 1501) and early printings before 1520, as well as about 160,000 books. The library is the oldest library in Switzerland. The manuscript B of the [[Nibelungenlied]] is kept here. {{Switzerland-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Libraries in Europe]] [[Category:St. Gallen]]