Pictured above is the National Library of Finland which, before June 2006, was known as the Helsinki University Library. The library's official website has a wonderful picture gallery (
Link). Of special note is this quote from the website:
The oldest items in the library is a papyrus collection from the 3rd century
B.C. The oldest vellum texts are from round 1100. The Fragments of the psalter
of Mainz (Psalterium Moguntinum) from 1457 are the oldest printed matters in the
Library. The oldest complete book is De sermonum proprietate, sive opus de
universo, by Rabanus Maurus. Strassburg: Adolf Rusch 1467. The first book
printed for Finland is the mass book Missale Aboense. It was printed by
Bartholomeus Ghotan in Lübeck 1488.
HI Joe! We went out of town in June for the 400 and haven't been around much since. Just wanted to pop over and say HI!
God bless,
Sallie