List of German libraries with prints from the 16th century
While the large library registers usually state the number of incunabula that are available in the respective library, the number of prints from the 16th century is usually not taken into account. Since the handbook of historical book holdings (also known as the “Fabian Handbook”) has existed, most libraries have been fairly well informed about the quantitative composition of their old holdings. The corresponding information from the Fabian handbook regarding the prints of the 16th century is compiled here below. A minimum of 100 prints is set here as a limit. Usually the number of titles is given, but sometimes only the number of volumes.
The data in the manual come from the period between 1990 and 1997. If there were no clear information to be found there (marked by a question mark), the older estimate by Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century was used. Munich 1995, who had carried out a letter survey in the libraries around 1990. In some cases, the number of incunabula is given as an indicator, because if there is a large collection of incunabula in a library, it can usually be assumed that there are also prints from the 16th century worth mentioning.
For corresponding lists of Austrian, Swiss and Italian libraries, see u. under "Weblinks".
Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen, Hamburg
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Bremen, State and University Library | 620 | |
| Bremen, library of the Kunsthalle | 290 | |
| Eutin, State Library | 561 | |
| Flensburg, library of the old grammar school and St. Nikolai library | circa 1400 | (in the Schleswig-Holstein State Central Library ) |
| Hamburg, State and University Library | 4800 | |
| Hamburg, Commerzbibliothek | 160 | |
| Hamburg, North Elbian Church Library | 133 | |
| Hamburg, main library of the learned school of the Johanneum | 167 | |
| Hamburg, teacher library of the Christianeum high school | 349 | |
| Hamburg, library of the Hamburger Kunsthalle | 122 | |
| Hamburg, Library of the Archaeological Museum Hamburg (Helms Museum) | 284 | former ducal library Harburg |
| Hamburg, Linga library of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg | 100 | |
| Hamburg, library of the State Archives of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg | 200 | |
| Husum, Hermann Tast School | 150 | |
| Kiel, university library | 2900 | |
| Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein State Library | 225 | |
| Lübeck, city library | 5552 | |
| Rendsburg, Gudesche Library | 290 |
Lower Saxony
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Aurich, Library of the East Frisian Landscape | 448 | |
| Braunschweig, City Library | 5264 | |
| Braunschweig, library of the seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church | 1713 | |
| Braunschweig, University Library of the Technical University | 141 | |
| Bückeburg, Princely Schaumburg-Lippische court library | 210 | |
| Celle, Library of the Higher Regional Court - Library of the Grupenschen Foundation | 833 | |
| Clausthal-Zellerfeld, University Library - Special Collection Calvörsche Library | circa 1620 | |
| Emden, Johannes a Lasco Library | approx. 3400 | |
| Göttingen, Lower Saxony State and University Library | 4225 (?) | counted only 35% of the old stock; Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 227: "22,000" |
| Goslar, market church library | 750 | |
| Hameln, grammar school library in the city library | 276 | |
| Hanover, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library - Lower Saxony State Library | 12,500 | |
| Hanover, City Library | 3153 | |
| Hanover, library of the Kestner Museum | 420 | |
| Helmstedt, Former University Library | 2180 | |
| Hildesheim, cathedral library | more than 2000 | |
| Hildesheim, city archive | approx. 3600 | |
| Hildesheim, library of the St. Michael seminary | 296 | |
| Jever, Mariengymnasium | 417 | |
| Lingen, library of the Georgianum grammar school | more than 145 | |
| Loccum (Rehberg-Loccum), monastery library | 645 | |
| Lüneburg, council library | 6501 | |
| Meppen, library of the Windthorst-Gymnasium | 110 | |
| Oldenburg, State Library | 2658 | |
| Osnabrück, University Library - Law and Economics | 562 | ("Bibliotheca Ius Comune" collection) |
| Osnabrück, library of the Association for History and Regional Studies of Osnabrück | 101 | |
| Wolfenbüttel Herzog August Library | 80,000 |
North Rhine-Westphalia
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Aachen, City Library (previously: Public Library) | 1090 | |
| Aachen, Episcopal Diocesan Library | about 300 | |
| Altena, district archive and regional library of the Märkisches Kreis | approx. 200 | |
| Bad Münstereifel, library of the St. Michael high school | about 400 | |
| Bielefeld, university library | 154 | |
| Bielefeld, library of the Ratsgymnasium | 371 | |
| Bochum, university library | about 340 | |
| Bonn, university library | 4000 | |
| Bonn, City History Library | 107 | |
| Bornheim-Walberberg, St. Albert Library | 1500 | since 2008 on permanent loan to the Cologne Cathedral Library |
| Detmold, Lippische Landesbibliothek | approx. 3700 | |
| Dormagen, library of the Knechtsteden mission house | 200 | The library was sold in 2003/2004 through an antiquarian bookshop. |
| Dortmund, city and state library | approx. 200-300 | |
| Dortmund, Institute for Newspaper Research | 502 | |
| Düren, library of the city archive | 201 | |
| Düsseldorf, university library | 4400 | |
| Düsseldorf, teachers library of the Görres-Gymnasium | 202 | |
| Duisburg, city library | more than 150 | |
| Essen, seminar and diocesan library of the Essen diocese | about 700 | |
| Goch, Bibliotheca Domus Presbyterorum Gaesdonck | more than 1000 | |
| Hennef, library of the philosophical-theological university CSsR | about 700 | The library was auctioned in 2006 cf. Article on Geistingen Monastery with weblink on the fate of the monastery library |
| Herford, teachers library of the Friedrichs-Gymnasium | 102 | |
| Iserlohn, Varnhagen library | about 180 | |
| Isselburg-Anholt, Princely Salm-Salm'sche Library | more than 1000 | |
| Kaldenkirchen (Nettetal-Kaldenkirchen), library of the former Birgitten monastery | 144 | |
| Kevelaer, Library of the Kevelaeriense Oratory | 339 | |
| Cologne, university and city library | 9300 | |
| Cologne, Archbishop's Diocesan and Cathedral Library | 2540 | has also taken over the Bornheim-Walberberg library |
| Cologne, library of the Cologne City Museum | 118 | |
| Cologne, art and museum library | 102 | |
| Cologne, German Central Library for Medicine | 168 | |
| Krefeld, library of the Capuchin monastery | 150 | |
| Lemgo, library of the city archive | 580 | |
| Mönchengladbach, Library Science and Wisdom of the Franciscans | approx. 100 volumes | The library was taken over by the Mönchengladbach City Library. |
| Münster, university library | approx. 8000 | |
| Münster, Library of the United Seminars of the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University | about 100 | |
| Münster, diocesan library | 2250 volumes | since 1995 1000 volumes in the Franciscan Central Library |
| Münster, library of the Bible Museum | 385 volumes | |
| Münster, library of the Capuchin monastery | 450 volumes | |
| Munster, central library of the Franciscans | 1000 volumes | since 1995 taken over by the diocesan library of Münster |
| Münster, State Museum | 230 | |
| Paderborn, Archbishop Academy | 3000 | |
| Paderborn, library of the Johann Adam Möhler Institute for Ecumenism | 198 | |
| Pulheim, Gräflich von Spee'sche Bibliothek Schloss Heltorf | 170 | |
| Siegburg, library of Michaelsberg Abbey | about 300 | The abbey was given up in 2011, the "valuable books ... handed over to the archbishopric" (Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger 29.4.2012) |
| Soest, City Archives and Scientific City Library | 2530 | |
| Steinfurt, Princely Bentheim Library | 970 | |
| Steinfurt, library of the high school - high school Arnoldinum | 525 | |
| Wesel, St. Martini Parish Library | 390 | |
| Wuppertal, city library | 213 volumes | |
| Xanten, monastery and parish library | 4100 |
Hesse
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Arolsen, Fürstlich Waldecke'sche court library | in the Fabian HB: UB Kassel, information unclear | Library website: "less than 2% of the 35,000 volumes old stock", i.e. less than 700 volumes |
| Bad Hersfeld, library of the Obersberg model school | 212 | former old monastery library |
| Büdingen, Princely Ysenburg and Büdingensche Library | 152 | |
| Darmstadt, Hessian State and University Library | 9100 | |
| Darmstadt, Bibliotheca Schottensis | 371 | since 2001 in the central library of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau , Darmstadt |
| Frankfurt am Main, Johann Christian Senckenberg University Library | 8750 | As a result of the merger with the Senckenberg library and access from institute libraries, the total number rose to now 8,750 |
| Frankfurt am Main, Senckenberg Library | 861 | since 2005 absorbed in the university library |
| Frankfurt am Main, Senckenberg Institute for the History and Ethics of Medicine (at the Medical Faculty) | 174 | |
| Frankfurt am Main, Max Planck Institute for European Legal History | 1682 | |
| Frankfurt am Main, Sankt Georgen University of Philosophy and Theology | 2740 | |
| Frankfurt am Main, library of the Museum of Applied Art | approx. 900 | |
| Frankfurt am Main, library of the Städelsche Kunstinstitut and the Städtische Galerie | 111 | |
| Friedberg, library of the theological seminary | 365 | |
| Fritzlar, Cathedral Library (in the Cathedral Museum) | about 340 | |
| Fulda, university and state library | 3622 volumes | |
| Fulda, Episcopal Seminary | 1760 | without dissertations |
| Fulda, Frauenberg Library - Central Library of the Thuringian Franciscan Province | 928 | |
| Giessen, university library | 2700 volumes | |
| Herborn, library of the theological seminary | 124 | |
| Hofgeismar, library of the Protestant seminary | 205 | |
| Hungen, parish library | 140 | |
| Kassel, university library | ? | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 243: 500 prints |
| Laubach, Count's Solms-Laubach Library | 3044 | |
| Lich, library of the Protestant Marienstiftsgemeinde | 260 | |
| Limburg, diocesan library | 1062 | |
| Marburg (Lahn), university library | 9150 | |
| Marburg, State Archives | 497 | |
| Michelstadt, Michelstadt Nicolaus Matz Library | 1736 | |
| Oberursel, church library in Fürstenau in the Odenwald | 765 | housed in the Lutheran Theological University of Oberursel |
| Oberursel, city archive | approx. 100 (?) | Fabian-HB: 144 prints from 1557 to 1622 |
| Offenbach, library of the German Weather Service | approx. 250 volumes | |
| Wiesbaden Hessian State Library | 2652 |
Rhineland-Palatinate
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Bernkastel-Kues, library of the St. Nikolaus Hospital (Bernkastel-Kues) | 153 | |
| Koblenz, Görres-Gymnasium | 1945 volumes | |
| Koblenz, city library | 594 | |
| Mainz, city library | 9800 | |
| Mainz, Gutenberg Museum | about 450 | 2010: in opaque approx. 1700 prints from the 16th century |
| Mainz, Martinus Library - Scientific Diocesan Library | 2635 | until 1999: Library of the Episcopal Seminary |
| Mainz, library of the Institute for European History | 1077 | |
| Mainz, university library | 189 | |
| Maria-Laach, library of the abbey | 130 | |
| Marienstatt, library of the Cistercian abbey | 150 | |
| Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate State Library Center, Palatinate State Library | 960 | |
| Speyer, library of the Episcopal Seminary | 222 | |
| Speyer, library of the grammar school at the Kaiserdom | 440 | |
| Trier, city library | 10,741 | |
| Trier, library of the St. Matthias Abbey | 197 | |
| Trier, library of the Episcopal Seminary | 838 | |
| Trier, library of the diocese archives | 133 volumes | |
| Trier, Cathedral Library Library of the Cathedral Chapter | 246 | |
| Trier, university library | ? | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 291: 200 |
| Worms City Library | 1086 | |
| Zweibrücken, Regional Library Center Rheinl.-Palatinate Bibliotheca Bipontina | 1371 |
Baden-Württemberg and Saarland
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Wurzach, library of the Marienau Charterhouse | 110 volumes | |
| Beuron, Archabbey of St. Martin | 999 | |
| Bretten, Melanchthon House | 2165 | |
| Donaueschingen, Fürstenberg Court Library | not in Fabian-HB | The library was auctioned in the 1990s. |
| Ellwangen, library of the Peutinger grammar school | approx. 175 | |
| Esslingen, church library of the Evangelical City Church of St. Dionys | 850 | |
| Freiburg (Breisgau), university library | 22,000 | |
| Freiburg (Br.), Library of the Bertholdgymnasium | 104 | |
| Freiburg (Br.), Library of the Collegium Borromäum | more than 100 (?) | Number of incunabula: 162 |
| Freiburg (Br.), Library of the Society for the Publication of the Corpus Catholicorum e. V. | 364 | |
| Freiburg (Br.), Library of the city archive (rare collection) | 151 | |
| Heidelberg, university library | 10,600 | |
| Heidelberg, library of the institute for medicine | 119, is missing in the online Fabian HB | |
| Heidelberg, high school library of the Kurfürst-Friedrich-Gymnasium | 60 vols, not in the online Fabian HB | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 235: 116 |
| Heilbronn, city archive | 545, is missing in the online Fabian HB | |
| Isny (Allgäu), Evangelical St. Nikolaikirche | more than 1500 | |
| Karlsruhe, Badische Landesbibliothek | 3046 | |
| Karlsruhe, Regional Church Library | 136 volumes | |
| Konstanz, university library | 332 | Since 2000 it has also housed the Wessenberg library in Konstanz. |
| Constance, Heinrich-Suso-Gymnasium | approx. 2300 | |
| Constance, Wessenberg Library | 150 | Housed in the Konstanz University Library since 2000 |
| Lahr, library of the Scheffel Gymnasium | 136 | |
| Langenburg, library of the Princely House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | 337 | |
| Langenburg, court predicature library | 100 | |
| Mannheim, university library | 6530 | |
| Neckarzimmern, Baron of Gemmingen-Hornberg Library | 300 | |
| Neresheim, Benedictine Abbey | 2140 | |
| Nürtingen, tower library | 565 | |
| Offenburg, library of the Grimmelshausen grammar school | about 300 | since the end of the 1990s “Historical Library of the Offenburg City Library ”: 430 prints from the 16th century. |
| Rastatt, Historical Library (in the Ludwig-Wilhelm-Gymnasium) | 716 | |
| Ravensburg, Old City Library | 230 | |
| Reutlingen, city library | 1100 | |
| Rottenburg, diocesan library | 589 | |
| Rottenburg, library of the seminary | 348 | |
| Rottweil, library of the Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium | 231 | |
| Rottweil, chapter library | Information unclear (> 100?) | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, pp. 281: 150 |
| Saarbrücken, university library | 120 | |
| St. Peter (Black Forest), seminary | 1180 | |
| Schwäbisch Hall, Council Library | 792 | |
| Sigmaringen, Princely Hohenzollern Court Library | 510 volumes | |
| Stuttgart, Württemberg State Library | ? | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 290: 50,000 |
| Stuttgart, library of the Evangelical High Church Council | 157 | |
| Tübingen, university library | 16,120 | |
| Tübingen, Protestant monastery | 2510 | |
| Tübingen, Konviktsbibliothek Wilhelmsstift | 5409 | |
| Überlingen, Leopold-Sophien-Bibliothek | 1710 | Opac: 2256 |
| Ulm, city library | 10,700 | |
| Ulm, city archive | Information unclear | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 293: 250 |
| Weinsberg, parish library | 443, not in the online Fabian HB | |
| Wertheim, Evangelical Church Library | 609, not in the online Fabian HB |
Bavaria
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Amberg, State Library (Provincial Library) | 6130 | |
| Ansbach, castle library | 999 | |
| Ansbach, historical library of the Carolinum grammar school | 272 | |
| Aschaffenburg, court library | 6567 | together with the abbey library |
| Augsburg, State and City Library | 27,790 | |
| Augsburg, university library | about 10,300 | |
| Augsburg, St. Stephan Abbey Library | not in Fabian-HB | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 193: 204 prints |
| Augsburg, diocesan and pastoral library | 371 | |
| Augsburg, library of the seminary of the diocese | not in the Fabian manual | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 193: 520 |
| Augsburg, chapter libraries of the Diocese of Augsburg | not in the Fabian manual | The approx. 35 rural chapter libraries are housed in the diocese's seminary and have not yet been cataloged. The incunabulum is estimated at 300. |
| Autenried, library of the Icon Museum at Autenried Castle | 150 | |
| Bad Windsheim, city library | 1275 | |
| Bamberg, State Library | 8305 | |
| Bamberg, library of the metropolitan chapter | 532 | |
| Bamberg, library of the seminary | 385 | since 2007 under the name “Theological and Catechetical Library” in the Bamberg diocese of St. Otto |
| Bayreuth, university library | more than 300 | not fully counted |
| Benediktbeuern, library of the Philosophical-Theological College of the Salesians Don Bosco's Theological Faculty | 98 volumes | |
| Castell, Princely Castell'sche Fideikommiss library | not in the Fabian manual | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 208: 197 |
| Coburg, State Library | 8600 | |
| Dettelbach, library of the Franciscan monastery "Maria im Sand" | not in the Fabian manual | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 211: 630 |
| Dietfurt (an der Altmühl), library of the Franciscan monastery | not in the Fabian manual | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 211: 273 |
| Dillingen, study library | 14,041 | |
| Dillingen, library of the Capuchin monastery | 239 | |
| Eichstätt, university library | 11,000 | the central library of the Capuchins in Altötting was taken over, thus approx. 3000 additional titles |
| Eichstätt, library of the diocesan archive | approx. 200 | |
| Eichstätt, library of the Capuchin monastery | "almost 100 volumes" | |
| Erlangen-Nuremberg, university library | 26,000 | |
| Ettal, library of the Ettal Abbey | 300 | |
| Freising, cathedral library | 1569 | |
| Gars (Inn), Redemptorist Library | 253 | |
| Hammelburg, Franciscan monastery | 988 | |
| Hof, Jean Paul High School | 418 | |
| Courtyard, City Library (Council Library in the City Archives) | 171 ("early 16th century") | |
| Hof, deanery library (St. Michaelis church library) | 105 | |
| Ingolstadt, Scientific City Library | 498 | |
| Ingolstadt, Bavarian Army Library | 100 | |
| Kaufbeuren, Library of the Trinity Church | 347 | |
| Kaufbeuren, Jesuit library in the parish of St. Martin | 582 | |
| Kempten / Allgäu, St. Mangkirche | 2100 | |
| Landshut, library of the Hans-Carossa-Gymnasium | 136 | |
| Lindau, city library | 3589 | |
| Memmingen, Scientific City Library | ? | 300 incunabula, therefore there are probably considerably more prints from the 16th century than Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 257 states: 338. |
| Metten, abbey | 1800 | |
| Munich, Bavarian State Library | 126,000 | |
| Munich, university library | 40,000 | |
| Munich, Franciscan Monastery of St. Anna | 2477 | |
| Munich, Ducal Georgianum | 2099 | |
| Munich, Main State Archives | 343 | |
| Munich, Metropolitan Chapter | 619 | |
| Munich, Wilhelmsgymnasium | 407 | |
| Munich, Munich Municipal Libraries | approx. 350 volumes | |
| Munich, Archive Upper German Province SJ | 147 | |
| Munich, library of the Bavarian National Museum | 260 | |
| Munich, library of the Deutsches Museum | 616 | |
| Munich, Library of the School of Philosophy - Philosophical Faculty SJ | 358 | |
| Munich, library of the State Collection of Graphics | 120 | |
| Munich, Abbey of St. Boniface Abbey Library | 379 | |
| Munich, library of the Central Institute for Art History | 158 | without the reproductions counted in the Fabian-HB |
| Münnerstadt, Augustinian Library | 95 "early prints 1501-1530" | 67 incunabula; Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 263: 294 |
| Münsterschwarzach, library of the abbey | 134 volumes | |
| Neuburg ad Donau, State Library | 6480 | |
| Neuendettelsau, library of the Augustana University | 398 | |
| Neustadt (Aisch), church library | 1750 | |
| Nördlingen, council library | 1594 | |
| Nördlingen, St. Georg church library | 551 | |
| Nuremberg, city library | 14,700 | |
| Nuremberg, Germanic National Museum | more than 3100 | counted only from 1501 to 1570 |
| Nuremberg, Regional Church Archive Evangelical Lutheran Church | approx. 13,000 | |
| Nuremberg, Scheurl Library Fischbach | 2748 | |
| Nuremberg, Melanchthon-Gymnasium | 276 | |
| Ottobeuren, Old Library of Ottobeuren Abbey (Bibliotheca Ottenburana) | 1500 | according to Opac Augsburg UB: more than 4000 |
| Passau, State Library | 3657 | |
| Passau, Episcopal Library | 558 volumes | Only one third of the library was cataloged in 1994 |
| Pommersfelden, Schönborn'sche Palace Library | not in Fabian-HB | also with Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 276 no details |
| Regensburg, State Library | 10,180 | |
| Regensburg, university library | about 1000 | |
| Regensburg, Episcopal Central Library | 1096 | |
| Regensburg, Prince Thurn and Taxis Court Library | 4200 | |
| Regensburg, library of the museums of the city of Regensburg | 162 | |
| Regensburg, Nikolaus Gallus Library, Libraries of the Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Regensburg | 116 volumes | |
| Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Council Library | 2099 | |
| Rothenburg ob der Tauber, library of the Medieval Crime Museum | approx. 120 | |
| Scheyern, Benedictine Abbey | 778 | |
| Schwabach, church chapter library | 721 | |
| Schweinfurt, city archive | 2400 | |
| Schweinfurt, Otto Schäfer Library | 528 | |
| Sommerhausen, council library | more than 700 | |
| St. Ottilien, library of the Archabbey | not in Fabian-HB | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 288: 188 |
| Straubing, historical library of the Johannes-Turmair-Gymnasium | ? | Number of incunabula: 69. Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 289: 1000 |
| Straubing, Carmelite Library | 328 | |
| Sulzbach-Rosenberg, library of the Evangelical-Lutheran parish office Sulzbach and the deanery district Sulzbach-Rosenberg | 176 | |
| Uffenheim, chapter library | 350 volumes | |
| Wasserburg am Inn, library of the city archive | 80 (?) Volumes | 53 incunabula; Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 294: 1000 |
| Weißenburg, Council Library | 465 | |
| Würzburg, university library | approx. 6500 | |
| Würzburg, reference library of the diocesan archive | 284 | not yet fully counted |
| Würzburg, library of the Franciscan monastery | ? | Number of incunabula: 40. Also with Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 299 no detailed information |
| Wunsiedel, city and church library | 394 volumes |
Berlin
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin, Berlin State Library - Prussian Cultural Heritage (SBB-PK) | 32,470 | Website: approx. 50,000 |
| Berlin, Free University | 520 | |
| Berlin City Library | 900 | |
| Berlin To the Gray Monastery (in: Berlin City Library) | 546 | |
| Berlin Library for Research on Educational History | 102 | formerly German teachers library |
| Berlin Historical Museum Foundation | 812 | |
| Humboldt University of Berlin | 1858 | |
| Berlin Library of the Secret State Archives of Prussian Cultural Heritage | more than 110 | |
| Berlin Art Library, State Museums in Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage | 2652 | |
| State Museums in Berlin Prussian Cultural Heritage Library of the Kupferstichkabinett | 843 | |
| Berlin, Märkisches Museum | 150 | in the Berlin City Museum |
| Berlin, St. Mary's Library | 1060 | |
| Berlin-Spandau, St. Nicolai Church | 270 | |
| Berlin, Huguenot Library | 209 | |
| Central library of the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg - Library of the Evangelical Church Community Wittbrietzen | 305 |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Barth, St. Marien Church Library | 444 | |
| Friedland, church library at St. Marien | 125 | |
| Greifswald, university library | 5373 | |
| Greifswald, Spiritual Ministry | 1212 | |
| Loitz, church library | 137 | |
| Rostock, university library | 11,374 | |
| Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Library | 1900 | |
| Schwerin, library of the Mecklenburg State Main Archives | 100 | |
| Schwerin, Upper Church Council Library | 18 (?) (> 100?) | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 285: 2000 [?] |
| Stralsund, archive library | 3444 |
Brandenburg
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Brandenburg, Cathedral monastery archive | a total of approx. 6600 | contains many Brandenburg church libraries as deposits, |
| Frankfurt / Oder, city archive | ? | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 222: 300 prints |
| Frankfurt / Oder, St. Marien church library | 335 | |
| Fürstenwalde, St. Marien Cathedral Library | 166 | |
| Perleberg, church library | 192 | |
| Potsdam, city and state library | 212 |
Saxony-Anhalt
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Kösen-Schulpforte, archive and library of the Pforta State School | 500 | |
| Dessau, Anhalt State Library | 2223 | |
| Lutherstadt Eisleben, tower library of St. Andrew's Church | 1684 | |
| Lutherstadt Eisleben, historical library | about 600 | |
| Gardelegen, St. Nikolai Church Library | 123 | |
| Halberstadt, library of the Gleim house | about 800 | |
| Halle (Saale), University and State Library Saxony-Anhalt | 28,000 | |
| Halle (Saale), Francke Foundations | 8300 | |
| Halle (Saale), Leopoldina | 280 | |
| Halle (Saale), Marienbibliothek | 8409 | |
| Kalbe, St. Nicolai Church Library | ? | Old inventory: 1756 "predominantly 16th century" |
| Magdeburg, city library | more than 500 | Special catalog "Prints of the 16th century":> 500 |
| Magdeburg, library of the Evangelical Consistory | more than 100 (?) | since 2009 deposit in the Marienbibliothek in Halle |
| Magdeburg, library of the Kunstmuseum Kloster Unser Lieben Frauen | 400 | |
| Magdeburg, library of the State Archives Magdeburg State Main Archive | 140 | |
| Merseburg, Cathedral Abbey Library | circa 1400 | |
| Naumburg, Cathedral Abbey Library | more than 250 | |
| Naumburg, library of the church college | not in Fabian-HB | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, pp. 265: 440; since 1995 deposit in the UB Erfurt |
| Quedlinburg, Historical Library | 473 | |
| Salzwedel, St. Katharinen Church Library | 1361 | |
| Stendal, St. Nikolai Cathedral Library | 242 | |
| Stendal, library of the Schönbeck Foundation in the Marienkirche | 342 | |
| Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Protestant seminary | 8436 | according to the website now 10,000 (including deposits, such as the church libraries in Heringen and Nordhausen) |
| Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Ev. Preachers' seminar - church library of the Evangelical community in Heringen | 321 | |
| Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Ev. Preachers' seminar - Church Library St. Blasii Nordhausen | 428 | |
| Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Luther Memorials Foundation in Saxony-Anhalt (Luther Hall) | 8060 | |
| Zeitz, monastery library with canon library | more than 4000 (?) | |
| Zerbst, Francisceumsbibliothek | approx. 3900 |
Saxony
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Annaberg-Buchholz, library of St. Anne's Church | 831 | |
| Bautzen, city library | 2500 | |
| Bautzen, St. Petri Cathedral Abbey Library | 715 | |
| Bautzen, library of the city museum | 110 | |
| Delitzsch, library of the castle museum | 108 | |
| Dresden, Saxon State Library - State and University Library | 40,455 | |
| Dresden, library of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Office of Saxony | 128 | |
| Freiberg, Bergakademie University Library "Georgius Agricola" | about 500 | |
| Freiberg, Andreas Möller Library of the Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium | more than 2000 (?) | |
| Freiberg, church library of the St. Jacobi community | 429 | |
| Görlitz, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences | approx 4800 | |
| Görlitz, library of the Protestant parish of St. Peter and Paul | 176 | |
| Herrnhut, library of the archives of the Brothers Unity | 223 | |
| Kamenz, city archive | 1731 | |
| Leipzig, German Museum of Books and Writing | 1935 | |
| Leipzig, University Library 'Bibliotheca Albertina' | 27,767 | |
| Leipzig, Leipzig University Library, Comenius Library branch | 691 volumes | |
| Leipzig, library of the city history museum | 224 | |
| Löbau, city library | 235 | |
| Ostritz, library of the Cistercian Abbey of St. Marienthal | 258 | |
| Pegau, church library | 153 | |
| Rochlitz, St. Kunigunden library | 195 | |
| Zittau, Christian-Weise library | 678 | Andreas Kühne: Bibliography on the literature of the 16th century. Munich 1995, p. 302: 3000 (?) |
| Zwickau, council school library | 25.186 | |
| Zwickau, library of the city archive | 344 |
Thuringia
| Library | Number of prints of the 16th century | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Angelroda, Hiesebock Parish Library | 198 | |
| Arnstadt, Evangelical Lutheran Parish | 977 | |
| Bad Frankenhausen, council library and museum library | 254 volumes | |
| Eisenach, Wartburg Library of the Wartburg Foundation | 871 volumes | |
| Eisenach, library in the St. Georgen town church | 448 volumes | |
| Eisenach, library in the regional church archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thuringia | 162 volumes | |
| Erfurt, city and regional library | 7497 | The historical holdings have been on deposit in the Erfurt University Library since 2001 |
| Erfurt, Evangelical Ministry | 1157 | |
| Erfurt, cathedral library in the diocese archive in Erfurt | approx. 600 volumes | |
| Gotha, Research and State Library | 23,500 | according to the website now around 31,500 |
| Greiz , State Collection of Books and Engravings Greiz - Foundation of the older line of the House of Reuss | 351 | |
| Hildburghausen, library in the Christ Church | 147 volumes | |
| Jena, Thuringian University and State Library | 26,716 | |
| Mühlhausen, city archive | 1203 | |
| Nordhausen, library in the city archive | 171 volumes | |
| Ohrdruf, library in the St. Michaelis Church | 500 | |
| Römhild, church library | 196 | |
| Rudolstadt, Historical Library | 2562 | |
| Rudolstadt, church library | 887 | |
| Saalfeld, library in the Thuringian Museum of Local History | 112 volumes | |
| Schleiz, town church St. Georg | 1422 | |
| Schleusingen, Natural History Museum | 2934 | |
| Schmalkalden, library of the Wilhelmsburg Castle Museum | 233 volumes | |
| Schmalkalden, libraries in the town church of St. Georg | 134 volumes | |
| Sömmerda, Apel Church Library | 133 volumes | |
| Sondershausen, library in the St. Trinitatis town church | 351 | |
| Stadtilm, library in the rectory of the Evangelical Lutheran Parish | 170 | |
| Weimar, Duchess Anna Amalia Library | 21,000 |
See also
Web links
- Fabian-Handbuch (manual of historical book collections)
- List of German libraries with more than 100 prints from the 16th century in Cinquecentine.de (with comparison of the number of reports to VD16)
- Austrian and Swiss libraries with more than 1000 prints from the 16th century in Cinquecentine.de
- Italian libraries with more than 1000 prints from the 16th century in Cinquecentine.de