Special collections
Collections
Codices Palatini
Manuscripts of the 9th to the 17th century from the Bibliotheca PalatinaCodex Manesse
The 'Grosse Heidelberger Liederhandschrift' (Cod. Pal. germ. 848), an illuminated collection of medieval song texts (Minnesang) and aphoristic poetry in Middle High GermanMonastery libraries of Salem Abbey and Petershausen Abbey
For the most part Latin manuscripts of the 10th to the 18th century which formerly belonged to the the Cistercian monastery of Salem and the Benedictian monastery of PetershausenManuscripts other provenances
Medieval and modern manuscriptsLiterary remains and personal collections
Autographs, literary remains, personal collectionsCollection Trübner
Manuscripts from the bequest of the London publisher Nikolaus Trübner (1817-1884)Codices Heidelbergenses Orientales
Oriental, among other things Persian manuscripts
Deeds
'Alte Sammlung'; Collection Batt; Collection Barth; Collection Lehmann; Collection Brondolo; Collection FischerIncunabula
For the most part Incunabula and Incunabula fragments from 1454 to 1500 which formerly belonged to monastery librariesOld Prints
Prints up to 1700; libraries of scientistsHistorical Maps
Graphic Collection
Collection of views and portraits with drawings, woodcuts, copperplate and steel engravings, etchings and photographsCollection of facsimiles
Modern and historic facsimiles from all over the worldReference Library
Reserved books of the manuscript reading roomBibliography
Facsimilia; exhibition and library cataloguesHistory of the collections
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