Libraries (25)
Schools, libraries, and scriptoria from Caesarea and Alexandria through the Slavonic missions and Rila. Gundeshapur is disputed: the physicians are attested, and the great academy is not.
2nd century
school · 180–400
Catechetical School of Alexandria
alexandria
3rd century
library · 212–325
Library of Alexander at Jerusalem
jerusalem
library · 232–638
Library of Caesarea Maritima (Origen and Pamphilus)
Caesarea Maritima
4th century
library · 330–1204
Constantinople: imperial library and scriptoria
constantinople
school · 363–489
School of Edessa (School of the Persians)
edessa
5th century
school · 489–650
School of Nisibis
nisibis
6th century
school · 530–900
Monastery of Qenneshre
Qenneshre (Euphrates; site not securely located)
school · 550–870
School of Gundeshapur (Beth Lapat)
Disputed. Beth Lapat (Gundeshapur)
scriptorium · 554–630
Vivarium (Cassiodorus)
Vivarium (near Squillace)
scriptorium · 563–806
Iona scriptorium
Iona
7th century
scriptorium · 614–1100
Bobbio Abbey
Bobbio Abbey
scriptorium · 635–875
Lindisfarne scriptorium
Lindisfarne (Holy Island)
scriptorium · 674–870
Wearmouth-Jarrow
Parish Church of St Paul, Jarrow
8th century
library · 719–1100
Abbey of St Gall
Abbey of Saint Gall
scriptorium · 724–1100
Reichenau Abbey
Reichenau Island
scriptorium · 798–1204
Stoudios Monastery scriptorium
Monastery of Stoudios
9th century
school · 863–885
Great Moravia: the Cyril and Methodius mission (Mikulčice / Velehrad)
Mikulčice
school · 886–1100
Ohrid Literary School (Clement and Naum)
Ohrid
school · 886–893
Pliska Literary School
Pliska
school · 893–972
Preslav Literary School
Veliki Preslav
10th century
library · 930–1100
Rila Monastery
Monastery of Saint John of Rila
library · 963–1100
Mount Athos (Great Lavra)
Great Lavra
library · 1000–1100
Novgorod: birch bark letters and the Novgorod Codex
Veliky Novgorod
11th century
library · 1037–1100
Kyiv: St Sophia library under Yaroslav
Saint Sophia Cathedral
scriptorium · 1051–1100
Kyiv Caves Monastery (Pechersk Lavra)
Kyiv Pechersk Lavra