The books inside a library probably contain countless libraries as well. Think about the "very stately and magnificent" library of Saint Victor, described in "Gargantua and Pantagruel" as the novel's protagonist makes a long and hilarious list of absurd book titles.

Or think about the one in "Don Quixote" by Cervantes, where books "guilty" of casting dangerous spells on readers are kept. Or think of the library in "The Betrothed" that belongs to the erudite Don Ferrante, whom Manzoni makes fun of in the 27th chapter, describing his considerable collection of books, scarcely less than three hundred volumes.

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