Millennium-Old Hungarian Abbey Wages War Against Beetle Threat to Preserve Rare Book Collection | AI News Brew In a critical preservation effort, the historic Pannonhalma Archabbey in Hungary is battling a severe beetle infestation that threatens approximately 100,000 books in its centuries-old collection [1].

Millennium-Old Hungarian Abbey Wages War Against Beetle Threat to Preserve Rare Book Collection
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The Pannonhalma Archabbey in Hungary faces a crisis as a beetle infestation threatens its 400,000 historical books. The abbey is taking steps to disinfect 100,000 volumes amid rising temperatures linked to climate change. #BookPreservation #CulturalHeritage #ClimateChange

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youtu.be/OIsN0kiL9fI?... I could watch this video all day. Beautiful work. #bookpreservation #books #bookrestoration