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which made books expensive and comparatively rare. Smaller monasteries usually had only a few
dozen books, medium-sized perhaps a few hundred. By the 9th century, larger collections held
around 500 volumes and even at the end of the Middle Ages, the papal library in Avignon and Paris
library of Sorbonne held only around 2,000 volumes.
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Burgundian author and scribe Jean Miélot, from his Miracles de
Notre Dame, 15th century.
The scriptorium of the monastery was usually located over the
chapter house. Artificial light was forbidden for fear it may
damage the manuscripts. There were five types of scribes:
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