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Welcome to the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - Bavarian State Library

ABOUT US
The library in brief
The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek holds almost 10 million volumes, about 50,000 current periodicals and newspapers and 8.500 licensed electronic journals as well as outstanding historical collections and one of the most important manuscript collections worldwide.  
 

PRESENTATION
Fugger family books
Following the acquisition of both the „Geheimes Ehrenbuch“ (secret book of honour) and the coloured engravings of the “Fuggerorum et Fuggerarum… imagines”, these works of book art are now available online, both in the form of browsable versions and as three-dimensional animated books.
 

SERVICE
Short-Term Visits
If you want to use collections of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek on a short term basis, you should be aware that in most cases the books and periodicals must be ordered some days in advance. In order to inform us about your visit kindly use our online registration form.