Medieval Hungarian library battles beetle infection to save treasures
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The abbey at Pannonhalma was founded in 996, four years before the establishment of the Hungarian Kingdom. Sitting upon a tall hill in northwestern Hungary, the abbey houses the country's oldest collection of books, as well as many of its earliest and most important written records.
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- A beetle infestation is threatening centuries of history at Pannonhalma Abbey's library.
- The outbreak is believed to be linked to climate change and rising temperatures. 9s
- This is the most severe infestation observed in over 30 years of monitoring. 21s
- Restoration workers are removing and disinfecting about 100,000 hand-bound books. 44s
- The library aims to reopen after the disinfection process is completed. 55s