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