... Great view of one of the oldest libraries in the world to have survived to the present day without sustaining any losses to its famous collections.. even today it still enjoys international status due to its extensive collection of books from the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period... it is not only a library, but also a museum... the library contains one of the most expensive books in the world "The Gospel of Henry the Lion", preserved completely intact, with 50 full page miniatures... for security reasons is displayed only once every two years... with nice "Heavenly Events" postmark👍... Thanks a lot Dustin!ツ
The Wolfenbüttel collection was founded in 1572 by Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, but it was the systematic collecting activity of Duke August (1579-1666) which led to the creation of one the largest European libraries of his day, composed of 135.000 valuable printed works and manuscripts.
Of the one million imprints which make up today’s collection, 410.000 were printed before 1850. Of these works, 3.500 are incunables printed before 1600, 75.00 were printed in the 16thC, 150.000 in the 17thC.
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Atmospheric Phenomena
(Issued 02-03-2020)
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