The amazing life and chronicles of Christian BS.
Well that is slightly overstating it I think. My life is neither amazing nor chronicle-worthy. All this is, is the blog or rather blog-shaped blackboard of my mind. I cast (in case it may have escaped your notice) a very harsh eye on both everyone and everything around me, which gives me the right to have a good old rant which you shall no doubt find here.
Numerical bibliophilia
I have attempted to collect all the numbers regarding all the major world libraries:
5 - Museum artefacts in the Austrian National Library.
8 - Incunabula in the National Library of Estonia.
35 - Corvina Cordices from the Library of King Matthias in the National Library of Hungary.
45 - Microfilm reels in the National Library of Pakistan.
47 - Incunabula in Colombia’s national Library.
74 - THe number of newspaper titles in the Central Lending Library, Singapore.
135 - Newspaper titles in the National Library of Pakistan.
150 - persian codices in the Bulgarian National Library.
150 - Manuscripts in the National Library of Estonia.
170 - Incunabula in the National Library of Mexico
200 - Greek and other foreign scriptures in the Bulgarian National Library.
500 - Ottoman scriptures in the Bulgarian National Library.
610 - Manuscripts, and rare and curious books in Colombia’s national Library.
555 - Microforms in the Austrian National Library.
555 - Manuscipts in the National Library of Pakistan.
726 - The number of magazine titles in the Central Lending Library, Singapore.
845 - Magazine titles in the National Library of Pakistan.
946 - Urdu in the National Library of The Maldives.
1,500 - Publications from the 16th & 17 centuries in the National Library of Estonia.
1,500 - Slavonic scriptures in the Bulgarian National Library.
1,662 - Arabic items in the National Library of The Maldives.
1,700 - Incunabula in the National Library of Hungary.
1,800 - Herculaneum papyri in the National Library of Italy.
1,852 - Electronic materials in the National Library of Estonia.
2,000 - Old print books from the Orient in the Bulgarian National Library.
2,292 - Audiovisual materials in the Austrian National Library.
2,635 - Items of standards in the National Library of Estonia.
3,100 - Arabic scriptures in the Bulgarian National Library.
3,500 - Periodicals in the National Library of Luxembourg.
4,500 - Greek Manuscripts in the national Library of Greece.
4,500 - Incunabula in the National Library of Italy.
7,203 - manuscripts and Archive documents in the National Library of Estonia.
8,000 - Periodicals in the National Library of Italy.
8,600 - Works published before 1711 in the National Library of Hungary.
8,860 - Dhivehi items in the National Library of The Maldives.
16,944 - Picture documents in the Austrian National Library.
18,000 - Manuscripts in Malik National Museum of Iran.
18,415 - Manuscripts in the National Library of Italy.
20,000 - Periodicals, audiovisual materials, maps, scores, engravings, water colours, photographs, and manuscripts in the national Library of Uruguay.
20,954 - Cartographic Materials in the National Library of Estonia.
25,000 - Manuscripts in the National Library of Turkey.
25,000 - Rare books in the National Library of Kazakhstan.
25,000 - Manuscripts in the National Library of Spain.
26,000 - Handwritings in the National Library of Poland.
27,198 - Microforms in the National Library of Estonia.
28,000 - Rare publications in the National Library of Estonia.
30,000 - Old prints, rares, and valuables in the Bulgarian National Library.
34,263 - English items in the National Library of The Maldives.
40,000 - Items in the National Library of Syria.
40,100 - Pakistani publications in the National Library of Pakistan.
43,477 - Audiovisual materials in the National Library of Estonia.
48,000 - Microfiches in the National Library of Pakistan.
50,769 - Archaeological documents (without papyri) in the Austrian National Library.
57,000 - Manuscripts at Egypt’s National Library
60,000 - Items in the National Library of Mali.
75,000 - Codices in the Vatican Library.
80,000 - Portraits and photographs in the Bulgarian National Library.
92,960 - Posters in the Library of Congress.
95,000 - Items in the original Collection in the National Library of Mexico.
100,344 - Non-Textual Materials in the National Library of Turkey.
117,777 - Pieces of sheet music in the National Library of Estonia.
130,000 - Books in the National Library of Pakistan.
137,864 - papyri in the Austrian National Library.
150,000 - Maps in the National Library of Russia.
160,000 - Volumes printed before 1801 in the National Library of Poland.
180,000 - Graphic art pieces in the National Library of Estonia.
200,000 - Items in the Reserves Collection in the National Library of Mexico.
200,000 - Maps in the National Library of Hungary.
200,000 - Items in the Central Lending Library of Singapore.
230,000 - Items in the National Library of Mauritius.
240,000 - Rare books in the National Library of Spain.
269,826 - Items in the National Library for Children and Young Adults in Korea.
270,000 - Written and audio music documents in the National Library of Hungary.
272,000 - Microfilm copies of documents in the National Library of Hungary.
302,988 - Annual sets of periodicals in the National Library of Estonia.
319,187 - Pamphlets in the National Library of Italy.
320,000 - Pictures and engravings in the National Library of Hungary.
320,000 - Items in the National Library of Monaco.
330,000 - Broadsheets, posters, and Ex Libris in the Austrian National Library.
350,000 - Pieces of sheet music and recordings in the National Library of Russia.
385,000 - items in the National Library of Brunei.
385,000 - Serial publications in the National Library of Hungary.
481,088 - Booklets in the National Library of Estonia.
530,000 - Items in the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library, Singapore.
544,142 - Prints and drawings in the Library of Congress.
581,763 - Periodicals in the National Library of Turkey.
750,000 - Items in the National Library of Luxembourg.
800,000 - Items in the National Library of Kenya.
884,000 - Foreign books in the National Library of Korea.
900,000 - Items in the national Library of Iceland.
900,000 - Books in the national Library of Uruguay.
993,904 - Books in the National Library of Turkey.
1,000,000 - Manuscripts in the National Library of Hungary.
1,000,000 - Items in the National Library of Albania.
1,100,000 - Items in the Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi, Iran.
1,204,781 - Moving images in the Library of Congress.
1,250,000 - Items in the National Library of Mexico.
1,480,747 - Printed volumes in the National Library of Italy.
1,500,000 - Items in the National Library of The Republic of Montenegro.
1,500,000 - Bulgarian Historical Archive documents in the Bulgarian National Library.
1,500,000 - Items in the National Medical Library, USA.
1,515,172 - items in the General Collections in the National Library of New Zealand.
1,600,000 - Maps in the national Library of Scotland.
1,701,377 - Items in the National Library of Turkey.
1,975,981 - Books in the National Library of Estonia.
2,000,000 - Items in Colombia’s national Library.
2,101,816 - Items in the National Library of France.
2,200,000 - Books in the national Library of India.
2,300,000 - Items in the Hong Kong Central Library.
2,500,000 - Books in the National Library of Hungary.
2,500,000 - Items in the National Library of Croatia.
2,955,493 - Audio materials in the Library of Congress.
3,000,000 - Items in the National Library of Serbia.
3,000,000 - Items in the National Library of Catalonia.
3,000,000 - Posters and small prints in the National Library of Hungary.
3,300,000 - Items in the National Agricultural Library, USA.
3,400,000 - Items in the National Library of Estonia.
4,000,000 - Items in the national Library of Wales.
4,100,000 - Items in the National Library of Latvia.
4,500,000 - Items in the Akhundov National Library.
5,100,000 - Items in the National Library of Switzerland.
5,317,279 - Maps in the Library of Congress.
5,333,500 - Items in the Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand.
5,500,000 - Items in the National Library of Kazakhstan.
5,517,882 - Pieces of Sheet Music in the Library of Congress.
6,000,000 - Books and journals in the National Library of Spain.
6,500,000 - Items in the National Library of Korea.
6,912,266 - Items in the National Library of Lithuania.
7,131,660 - Books in the National Library of Venezuela.
8,000,000 - Items in the National Library of Belarus.
8,000,000 - Items in the National Library of Hungary.
8,000,000 - Books in the National Library of Scotland.
8,200,000 - Items in the National Library of Poland.
8,500,000 - Items in the National Library of Norway.
9,000,000 - Items in the National Library of Brazil.
11,478,022 - Books in large type, raised characters, incunabula, monographs and serials, music, bound newspapers, pamphlets, technical reports, and other printed material in the Library of Congress.
12,100,000 - Items in the Hong Kong Public Libraries System.
12,520,442 - Number of photographs in the Library of Congress.
13,000,000 - Printed items in the national Library of Scotland.
13,000,000 - Journals in the National Library of Russia.
14,364,982 - Visual materials in the Library of Congress.
14,833,797 - Microforms in the Library of Congress.
15,000,000 - Items in the National Library of The Ukraine.
15,000,000 - Items in the Vernadsky National Scientific Library of Ukraine.
15,458,022 - Items in the Boston Public Library.
15,555,333 - Items in the Harvard Library.
17,000,000 - Books in the National Library of Russia.
18,000,000 - items in the Library and Archives Canada.
20,500,000 - Items in the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
20,854,810 - Books in the Library of Congress.
22,000,000 - Items in the National Library of China.
23,500,000 - Items in the German National Library.
25,000,000 - Items in the National Library of Sweden.
42,000,000 - Items in the National Library of Russia.
51,274,648 - Items in the New York Public Library (and its branches).
61,432,879 - Manuscripts in the Library of Congress.
105,980,595 - Items in the special collections in the Library of Congress.
138,313,427 - Items in the Library of Congress.
150,000,000 - Items in the British Library.
