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British Library
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Structured data
| Instance of: | GLAM |
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| Official website: | http://www.bl.uk/ |
| Wikidata ID: | Q23308 |
| ARCHON code: | 58 |
| Main subject: |
Holdings
| Description | |
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| British Library, Western Manuscripts | Collections of western manuscripts. |
Any other information
Often abbreviated to BL but this is not used here as it can easily be confused with the Bodleian Library.
All bags searched on entry to London building. There are often long queues at opening time.
On Mondays, the London building opens at 9.30am but reading rooms don't open until 10.00am.
The library was formerly known as the British Museum Reading Room. Older secondary works may reference manuscripts with the prefix BM instead of BL.
