Heidelberg incunabula – digitized

The incunabula collection of Heidelberg University Library comprises around 1,800 printed books and fragments dating from 1454 to 1500. The collection, which largely originates from former monastic libraries, contains numerous works printed in southwestern and southern German-speaking regions, as well as examples from major printing centres such as Cologne, Mainz, and Speyer.

A selection of Heidelberg's incunabula has been digitized, providing insights into the early history of printing and the diverse production of books in the fifteenth century. The collection can be searched in the Incunabula catalogue of German libraries (INKA).

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