Overview of the holdings of the Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books

The Collection of Manuscripts and Rare Books includes:

Manuscripts from all literate cultures, from late antiquity to the present day
Autograph documents and bequests from the 16th century onwards
Books dating from the earliest days of printing (incunabula) up to 1850, plus rare and valuable editions and numerous special collections (e.g. "Japonica", or pamphlets) right through to contemporary artists' books
Files from the ANL archive, the Broda archive and the Waldheim archive
Specialist literature about the different categories of holding