Digital Collections at Leipzig University Library

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Library of Karl-Sudhoff-Institut

Category: Archives

Anatomical drawing of a hand and forearm — Library of Karl-Sudhoff-Institut

Books from Leipzig publishers 1850–1920

Category: Prints

Map of Leipzig and surroundings, example image — Books from Leipzig publishers 1850–1920

Prints of the 16th Century

Category: Prints

Digitization of the title page of a chronicle from 1531, featuring two portraits of the authors, Heinrich Steinhöwel on the left and Jacob Koebel on the right, both with their coats of arms — Prints of the 16th Century

Prints of the 17th Century

Category: Prints

Digitization of an edition of the New Testament from 1610, featuring a title page with alternating black and red print, in the center a portrait of Martin Luther — Prints of the 17th Century

Prints of the 18th Century

Category: Prints

Prints of the 18th century

Films from the Dance Archive Leipzig

Category: Objects

Screenshot from old film recordings showing two dancing couples — Films from the Dance Archive Leipzig

Greek Manuscripts

Category: Manuscripts

Digitization of a Greek manuscript with red initials and an illustration of an eagle with spread wings — Greek Manuscripts

The Founding Collection of Leipzig University Library

Category: Manuscripts

The Founding Collection of Leipzig

Handwritten Dissertations at Leipzig University Library

Category: Prints

Handwritten Dissertations at Leipzig University Library

Hebrew Manuscripts

Category: Manuscripts

Digitization of a Hebrew manuscript, featuring a blue field with Hebrew letters and decorations in gold, as well as a man blowing a horn and a dog, and an illustration of a tree and a ram — Hebrew Manuscripts

Leipzig University Theses 1949–65

Category: Prints

Historical map of the state of Saxony, example image — Leipzig University Theses 1949–65

Medieval Fragments

Category: Manuscripts

Digitization of a parchment fragment, featuring a list of names of deceased individuals in a two-columned, decorated frame — Medieval Fragments

Medieval Manuscripts

Category: Manuscripts

Digitization of a Latin edition of the Bible, featuring a two-columned text with floral border decorations and richly decorated initials — Medieval Manuscripts

Coins

Category: Objects

Digitization of a penny from Margrave Konrad von Meißen, featuring a figure with a pointed helmet, holding a spear and a shield — Coins

Bequest of Karl Bücher

Category: Archives

Title page of Karl Bücher’s book on the origin of economics in the fifth edition of 1906, a handwritten note by Bücher and the stamp of the print shop Oskar Brandstetter Leipzig — Bequest of Karl Bücher

Bequests of Julius and Julius Wilhelm Klengel

Category: Archives

Title page of the guestbook of the Klengel family from 1884, featuring a pair of figures, a man sitting in a chair and a woman kneeling beside him, below them verses, surrounded by scrollwork — Bequests of Julius and Julius Wilhelm Klengel

Bequest of Wilhelm Wundt

Category: Archives

Certificate of membership of Wilhelm Wundt in the Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom, featuring a stylized oak leaf decoration, a coat of arms, and a seal — Bequest of Wilhelm Wundt

Bequest of Arnt Wustmann

Category: Archives

Handwritten dedication from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Henriette Ludwig — Bequest of Arnt Wustmann

Modern Manuscripts

Category: Manuscripts

Watercolor drawing from a 18th-century album, featuring the god Apollo with a lyre in his hand, a quiver and a bow, sitting under a tree on a stone — Modern Manuscripts

Oriental Manuscripts

Category: Manuscripts

Digitization of a Quran from 1307, featuring five lines of Arabic script, alternating in gold and black, with three circular gold decorations — Oriental Manuscripts

Papyri and Ostraca

Category: Manuscripts

Digitization of a heavily damaged papyrus with Greek script, featuring a part of Homer’s Odyssey — Papyri and Ostraca

Portrait Engravings

Category: Prints

Double portrait of two women, Friederike Oeser on the left with a book in her hand, Wilhelmine Geyser, born Oeser, on the right with a lute in her hand — Portrait Engravings

Saxonica

Category: Prints

Photo of a beige-brown book cover, featuring swifts above a raspberry vine and the gold-engraved title: Dr. Aug. Wildenhahn, Erzgebirgische Dorfgeschichten — Saxonica (Publications relating to Saxony)

Journals of the 18th and 19th century

Category: Prints

Journals of the 18th and 19th century