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The library houses a valuable collection of travel books dating from the 17th to the 19th century, a large number of rare antique books, monumental publications and first editions, as well as albums and unique copies of books of the 15th to the 19th century. These publications include the Mega Etymologikon published in Venice in 1499, the Biblion kaloumenon Geoponikon by Agapios Landos published in Venice in 1680, the Portolanos of Demetrios Tagias published in Venice in 1729, the album by Louis Dupre entitled Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinople published in Paris in 1825, and Baron Otto Magnus von Stackelberg's La Grece, vues pittoresques et topographiques published in Paris in 1834. Certains monumental publications such as Julius Lessing's study of Byzantine textiles and Arthur Pope's series on Persian art, are perhaps unique in libraries through-out Greece, as is the fascimile edition of the Menologion. An important section of the library is devoted to the history and art of the Byzantine Empire. This section includes a collection of Byzantine and post-Byzantine manuscripts of the Gospels, liturgical works, canon law, Patristic texts and homilies, collections of epistles and ecclesiastical music. These manuscripts, which date from the 10th to the 16th century, are mostly in Greek, although there is a limited number in Karamanli and Arabic. The library, which is open to the public for reference only, is constantly enriched through donations, exchanges and purchases. The electronic cataloguing of its holdings, which was implemented using the ADVANCE system, has led to improved library services and to the easier exchange of information with other libraries in Greece and abroad. It should also be noted that the library of the N. Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas Gallery is an annexe of the main library of the Benaki Museum. Its 7,000 volumes, which originally belonged to the artist himself, are primarily concerned with art history, and they are available for consultation by students and researchers.
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