Rare Books Collection
Rare Books Collection
Overview
Contents of the collection
The Rare Books Collection brings together documents dating from the 16th century to the early 19th century. It includes around 200 incunabula and most works printed in Luxembourg before 1800, that is, publications produced by printers active in the Duchy of Luxembourg.
The collection also includes publications associated with prominent figures from Luxembourg during the Ancien Régime, such as Latomus, Sturm, Hovaeus and Wiltheim, as well as historic and modern bookbindings, and several thousand works distinguished by their rarity, content, or provenance.
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Descriptive catalogues
Some of the printed works are already available in the a-z.lu online catalogue. However, cataloguing is still ongoing, and many works have not yet been added. For collections that are not yet included, the following printed catalogues remain useful reference works.
- Incunabula: You may consult the catalogue Katalog der Inkunabeln der Nationalbibliothek Luxemburg (1970).
- Luxembourgish imprints: You may consult the catalogue Die Luxemburger Drucker und ihre Drucke (1968).
- Remarkable historic bookbindings: You may consult the catalogues Reliures des XVIe et XVIIe siècles (2000) and Bemerkenswerte Einbände in der Nationalbibliothek zu Luxemburg (1972).
Terms of access
Items from the Rare Books Collection may be viewed only on site and by appointment, in the Rare Books Reading Room Dr Jean-Claude Loutsch.
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