An extensive accompanying collection of decorative arts works includes Chinese export porcelain; European furniture; Oriental and European carpets; iron, bronze, and silver work; European glass; and rare books.
As noted in the introduction, at that time a copy of it was located in old Orthodox Review magazines in the rare-books section of the Russian National Library.
The Athonite monasteries feature a rich collection of well-preserved artifacts, rare books, ancient documents, and artworks of immense historical value, and Mount Athos has been listed as a World Heritage site since 1988.
Before the destruction, the library and archives were reported to have held 417,000 books, 2,618 periodicals dating from the late Ottoman era to modern times, and a collection of 4,412 rare books and manuscripts.
A facility has been established in the National Library of Kazakhstan to identify and acquire the nation's rare books and restore books and ancient manuscripts and to ensure the preservation of such books and manuscripts and other sources
Aida Buturovic, a librarian, was killed by a shell burst in August 1992 as she returned home after working with others to save the rare books and manuscripts in National and University Library of Sarajevo on the day it was shelled.
It comprises approximately 300,000 library units (manuscripts, incunables, rare foreign books, old Romanian-language books, contemporary books and specialised magazines).
14.040 of 1971, which is responsible for: advising the executive branch on the identification of assets to be declared historical monuments; ensuring their conservation and their promotion at home and abroad; proposing the purchase of privately owned manuscripts and printed matter relating to the country’s history and of Uruguayan rare books and artistic, archaeological and historical books which, because of their significance, must be deemed cultural goods forming part of the national heritage; and proposing a plan for producing and publishing an inventory of the country’s historical, artistic and cultural heritage.