Library hidden in a cave -repository of ancient manuscripts...

Library hidden in a cave -repository of ancient manuscripts ‘The Library Cave’ hidden cache of 50k books & rolls deemed heretical date from c. 500 - 1002 & were hidden in the cave in the early 11th century. The books and rolls were placed in a walled-off area of a cave complex and they did not see the light of day for 900 years, until entrance discovered in 1900

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