Aristocratic library

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A noble library is the private library of a noble family.

Many of today's scientific libraries emerged from princely libraries. Noble libraries that still exist today are often not open to the public.

Critics like Klaus Graf repeatedly point out that the undocumented dismemberment of grown aristocratic libraries is destroying cultural monuments . On the part of the seller, the desire to generate income by selling the books often plays a role, and the owner often wants to save the costs of maintaining the library or otherwise use the premises used for the library. This is countered by the fact that in many cases high prices can only be achieved for "highlights" in a library, while utility literature from around the 19th century hardly has any financial value. The importance of such a library lies more in its increased composition, i.e. the entirety that is destroyed once and for all by an undocumented sale.

The closure of the Donaueschingen court library of the Fürstenberg family from 1999 onwards made particularly negative headlines .

See also

Web links