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Historical Printed Works

The USL Bonn holds a number of historical printed works, incunabula, historical newspapers and literature written by the German diaspora in exile (Exilliteratur). 

Bücherreihe
Exilliteratur © ULB Bonn

Exilliteratur

The USL Bonn holds a number of historical printed works, incunabula, historical newspapers and literature written by the German diaspora in exile.

The Westwork of Corvey Abbey
The Westwork of Corvey Abbey © Wikimedia Commons: Public domain (Ernst Ummen, Otto Buchholtz, Höxter a. W.)

Collections from historical libraries

Collections acquired from historical libraries since the USL was founded in 1818.

Histrotischer Druck
Erasmi Roterodami Paraclesis teutscht/ wie ein tewrberlich vnaussprechlich schatz vn[d] kleinat sey des Eua[n]geliu[m] vn[d] heylige[n] wort Gottes. (ULB Bonn, Gf 120/4 Rara) © ULB Bonn

Historical printed works

Despite suffering significant losses during the Second World War, the USL Bonn still holds an estimated 190,000 works published before 1850.

General-Anzeiger für Bonn und Umgegend vom Montag, 29.06.1914
General-Anzeiger für Bonn und Umgegend vom Montag, 29.06.1914 © ULB Bonn

Historical newspapers

The USL Bonn has been collecting newspapers ever since it was established in 1818. Nowadays, historical newspapers from the Rhineland are being digitized and referenced in the Digital Collections.

Inkunabel
Guillaume <de Lorris>; Jean <de Meung>: Le roman de la rose. Paris : Verard, [nicht vor März 1493] (ULB Bonn, Inc. Inc 4' 502 © ULB Bonn

Incunabula

The incunabula in the Bonn University and State Library were given their own category in 1891. The collection has been referenced in INKA, an electronic catalog of incunabula, since 2004.