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![Old book bindings in the college library of Merton College. The college dates from the 1260s and is one of the contenders (along with University College and Balliol College) for the title of the first-established college. The oldest part of the library dates from 1373. The library holds approximately 70,000 volumes and 300 medieval manuscripts.](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Old_book_bindings.jpg/400px-Old_book_bindings.jpg)
Old book bindings in the college library of Merton College. The college dates from the 1260s and is one of the contenders (along with University College and Balliol College) for the title of the first-established college. The oldest part of the library dates from 1373. The library holds approximately 70,000 volumes and 300 medieval manuscripts.