Library of the Arsenal, about 150,000 volumes, and 5,000 manuscripts; the Library of St. Genevieve, about 110,000 volumes, and 2,000 manuscripts; the Magazine Library, about 92,000 volumes, and 3,137 manuscripts; and the City Library, about 20,000 volumes. In the Provinces, the most considerable are those of Lyons, 106,900; Bourdeaux, 105,000; Aix, 72,670; Besancon, 53,000; Toulouse, (two) 50,000; Grenoble, 42,000; Tours, 30,000; Metz, 31,000; Arras, 34,000; Le Mans, 41,000; Colmar, 30,000; Versailles, 40,000; Amiens, 40,000. The total number of these libraries in France amounts to 273; of above 80, the quantity of volumes they contain is not known. From the data given, in this work, it appears that the general total of those which are known amounts to 3,345,287 volumes; of which there are 1,125,347 in Paris alone. IX.-Denmark. The Royal Library at Copenhagen is computed to contain between 3 and 400,000 printed books, and many volumes of manuscripts. At the sale of the fine library of Count Otto Thot, amounting to 116,395 volumes, exclusive of pamphlets, manuscripts and incunabula, the Royal Library obtained an accession of 50,000 volumes; and the count, by his will, had bequeathed to it 4,154 manuscripts, with his valuable collection of 6,159 works that had been printed before the year 1530. In 1799 the Danish government bought up the library of Luxdorf, rich in classical works, and in manuscripts, and it was annexed to the Royal Library. It afterwards received valuable acquisitions at the sale of the libraries of Oeder, Holmskiold, Rottboll, Ancher; and others, in 1789, 90, 91, 93, 94, and 98. In 1796 an accession was made of the immense library of Suhm, the historian. He had collected in the course of fifty years, 100,000 volumes, which he left to the disposition of the public. A little before his death be presented them to the Royal Library. X.-Switzerland. The public library at Zurich contains 25,000 volumes, and some curious manuscripts. XI.-Spain. The Royal Library at Madrid, founded by Philip V. in 1712, and enlarged by the succeeding monarchs, now consists of more than 200,000 volumes, besides a great number of valuable Arabic manuscripts. The library is open to the public, at stated hours, every day in the week.-The library of San Isidro, containing 60,000 volumes, is open to the public every day except holydays. The library of San Fernando is open to the public three days in a week. The library of the Escurial is computed to contain about 130,000 printed volumes, and 4,300 manuscripts; of these letter 567 are Greek, 67 Hebrew, and 1800 Arabic. XII.-Italy. The Vatican Library at Rome was founded by Nicholas IV. who was elected to the papal chair in 1487. He supplied it with many manuscripts from Greece. Sixtus V. spared no pains on its embellishment; nor was it neglected by any of the Popes down to Pius VI. 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