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    Ancient Textiles – Modern Hands
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  • Papyrussammlung, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
    Egyptian Book of the Dead
    The oldest object from the holdings of the Austrian National Library
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    Xenophon, Hellenica
    Greek history

Research facility of global renown

With 180,000 objects, the Department of Papyri of the Austrian National Library is one of the largest and most important collections of ancient manuscripts in the world. It holds texts written on papyrus and other writing material of former times such as parchment, ostraca, leather and wood panels. Every one of our objects is a unique original document from ancient times. A representative selection is to be seen at the » Papyrus Museum.

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Capacity library area at Heldenplatz

Due to the minimum distance required by the authorities, currently not all seats are available in the reading rooms. The capacity indicator serves as an orientation for your visit

 
 
 

302 seats (reading rooms, lounge or research zone) are still available.

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