Manuscripts / Old and Valuable Prints Collection
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The Manuscripts / Old and Valuable Prints collection is a significant sub-category of the Deutsches Historisches Museum’s library. It comprises some 40,000 volumes and spans a period from 830 to the present day. It contains medieval and early modern manuscripts as well as old, rare, and valuable prints, which are generally subject to special conditions of use. Among its highlights are also manuscripts and prints from the former library of the Berlin Zeughaus up to 1945, some of which were restored following significant wartime losses. Other key areas include books from the period of the Reformation and the Peasants’ War, works on the activities of social movements, and other social, political or historical topics. The collection serves as material both for research purposes within the specialist library and for the museum’s exhibitions. Books, prints and manuscripts are regularly displayed in the exhibitions or loaned to other national and international museums.
Library / Manuscripts - Old and Valuable Books
Keeper of the Library - Curator of Manuscripts Old and Valuable Books
Dr. Matthias Miller
Tel +49 30 20304-320
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