29-595: The Heidelberg University Library (German: Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg , ISIL DE-16) is the central library of the Heidelberg University . Together with the 83 decentralized libraries of the faculties and institutes, it forms the University Library System, which is headed by the director of the University Library. The University Library holds special collections in literature concerning
58-714: A collection of old maps, graphic sheets, drawings and photographs. The origins of the Bibliotheca Palatina with manuscripts from the 9th to the 17th century go back to the founding year of the university in 1386. Among the manuscripts, the Codex Manesse (Cod. Pal. germ. 848) stands out. The Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift was written in Zurich between 1300 and 1340 and is the most extensive collection of Middle High German poetry. The codex contains almost 6,000 stanzas by 140 poets on 426 sheets of parchment. Its 137 miniatures are
87-505: A particular country, e.g. 'oclc-' for the OCLC . The suffix is generally a pre-existing system of identifying libraries; thus, ISIL unifies existing systems around the world rather than instituting an entire system from scratch. This standards - or measurement -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Codex Manesse The Codex Manesse (also Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift or Pariser Handschrift )
116-545: A series of "portraits" depicting each poet. It is currently housed in the Heidelberg University Library . In 2023, Codex Manesse was admitted to UNESCO's Memory of the World . The Codex Manesse is an anthology of the works of a total of about 135 minnesingers of the mid 12th to early 14th century. For each poet, a portrait is shown, followed by the text of their works. The entries are ordered approximately by
145-822: A series of "portraits" depicting each poet. Also part of the stock are the predominantly Latin manuscripts dating from the 10th to 18th century from the monastic libraries Salem and Petershausen, the so-called Heidelberger Handschriften (mainly modern manuscripts and a large number of autographs and estates), manuscripts from the estate of the London bookseller Nikolaus Trübner (Trübner Collection) as well as documents, incunabula and old prints. The graphic collection contains landscapes and portraits rendered in different techniques. It comprises drawings, woodcuts, copper and steel engravings, etchings, and photographs. The graphic collection contains views and portraits in drawings, woodcuts, copper and steel engravings, etchings and photographs. Contents of
174-562: Is a Liederhandschrift (manuscript containing songs), the single most comprehensive source of Middle High German Minnesang poetry, written and illustrated between c. 1304 when the main part was completed, and c. 1340 with the addenda. The codex was produced in Zürich ( Switzerland ), for the Manesse family . The manuscript is "the most beautifully illumined German manuscript in centuries"; its 137 miniatures are
203-567: Is complemented by numerous electronic services, including approximately 152,00 electronic journals. The University Library provides around 1,100 reading- and workspaces in the main library in the old town and around 320 reading- and workspaces in the branch in the Neuenheimer Feld, including many IT-workstations and research stations equipped with PCs. Heidelberg University Library is the oldest university library in Germany. Its origin coincides with
232-675: Is the international authority for maintaining the standard and its registry. An ISIL is alphanumeric, with a maximum of 16 characters. Valid symbols are A-Z, 0-9, solidus (/), hyphen-minus and colon. An ISIL consists of a prefix identifying the authority which issued the ISIL, a dash, and then an identifier issued by that authority. All two letter prefixes are reserved for the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, followed by an identifier assigned by that country's national library authority. Global-level identifiers can also be assigned, which are not associated with
261-743: Is the recording of scientific information without media discontinuity – and, if possible, ensuring that direct access is provided. One element is the meta-search via specialized catalogs and databases. The specialized information guides make technically relevant, and high-quality internet sources accessible. Historical collections are gradually being digitized and offered freely via the specialized portals. International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organizations The International Standard Identifier for Libraries and Related Organisations ( ISIL ), ISO 15511, assigns unique identifiers to libraries and related organisations, such as archives and museums. The Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces
290-563: The Bibliothèque Nationale , where the manuscript was studied by Jacob Grimm in 1815. In 1888, after long bargaining, it was sold to the Bibliotheca Palatina of Heidelberg , following a public subscription headed by William I and Otto von Bismarck . The first critical editions of the Codex Manesse appeared in the early nineteenth century. The codex is frequently referred to by Minnesang scholars and in editions simply by
319-585: The Fugger of Augsburg . Otto Henry, Elector Palatine , combined the university's libraries in the 16th century, thus creating the Bibliotheca Palatina . After Heidelberg was conquered by Tilly in September 1622 during the Thirty Years War , the victorious Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria donated the Bibliotheca Palatina to Pope Gregory XV . More than 3,700 manuscripts and approx. 13,000 pamphlets were brought to
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#1732858879750348-500: The Palatinate and Baden , egyptology , archeology , the history of art , and South Asia. It holds about 3.2 million books, 6,000 printed scientific periodicals, and about 500,000 other media such as microfilms and video tapes. The libraries of the faculties and institutes hold another 3 million printed books. In 2022, the University Library registered 43,600 active users who accessed more than 746,000 books. The conventional book supply
377-568: The Vatican in Rome. Several manuscripts dating from the 10th to 18th century from the libraries of the secularized monasteries Salem and Petershausen constituted the basis for the reconstruction. Efforts to recover the Bibliotheca Palatina led to a partial success in 1816: 847 German manuscripts from the Vatican and some Latin and Greek works came back from Paris to Heidelberg. In 1888 the Codex Manesse , which
406-541: The 6.2 million media in the library system is registered in the online catalog HEIDI. The Heidelberg University Library conducts a digitization center. Parts of the historical inventory are digitized using specially made book tables (Grazer Buchtisch). All manuscripts of the Bibliotheca Palatina are available online as digital copies on the Internet (848 German-language Palatina manuscripts, 2,030 Latin, 423 Greek, 267 Hebrew and 20 manuscripts in other languages). The digitization of
435-644: The German and Latin codices of the Bibliotheca Palatina was funded by the Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation. The Heidelberg University Library and the Vatican Library collaborated on the digitization. A sub-project was the virtual reconstruction of the Lorsch monastic library. The Heidelberg document server heiDOK is an open access platform that offers members of the university the opportunity to publish on
464-603: The University of Heidelberg founded the publishing house Heidelberg University Publishing – heiUP, which is part of the university library. The publisher releases quality-controlled scientific publications in open access. Within the framework of the cooperative system of national literature and information supply funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Heidelberg University Library oversees
493-678: The abbreviation C , introduced by Karl Lachmann, who used A and B for the two main earlier Minnesang codices (the Kleine Heidelberger Liederhandschrift and the Weingartner Liederhandschrift respectively). Two leaves of a 15th-century copy of the manuscript, called the Troßsche Fragment ( Tross Fragment ), which were held in the Berlin State Library but went missing in 1945, are now in
522-554: The building was designated a historic monument. Since 1978, the science branch of the University Library serves the institutes of natural sciences and medicine on the New Campus.[1] It was expanded in the 1990s. In 1988, the main library in the old town was partially renovated. In 1991, the underground archive forcapable of holding about 2 million books was completed under the courtyard of the New University. The construction project for
551-466: The eagle to the left of the main entrance and a veiled Virgin to the right. The central gable of the main facade is decorated with a sculpture of the head sculpture of Pallas Athene, on the gable of the west facade there is a depiction of the Weltgeist, over whose head are arranged foliage, a globe, and nine stars. The frontage is punctuated by numerous windows for the sake of natural illumination. In May 1971
580-461: The founding year of the University of Heidelberg in 1386. Its roots trace back to the purchase of a chest of documents by the first Rector Marsilius von Inghen in 1388, which was stored in the Heiliggeistkirche . The library was initially built up through book donations from bishops, chancellors, and early professors. Louis III willed his large and valuable collection to the university, as did
609-463: The late 14th century, selling their castle in 1393. The fate of the codex during the 15th century is unknown, but by the 1590s it had passed into possession of baron Johann Philipp of Hohensax (two of whose forebears are portrayed in the codex, on foll. 48v and 59v). In 1604, Melchior Goldast published excerpts of its didactic texts. After 1657 it was in the French royal library, from which it passed to
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#1732858879750638-455: The latest even late additions of poems written during the early 14th century. In the portraits, some of the nobles are shown in full armour in their heraldic colors and devices (therefore with their faces hidden), often shown as taking part in a joust , or sometimes in single combat with sword and shield, and sometimes in actual battle. Some images are motivated by the biography of the person depicted, but some designs just draw their motif from
667-680: The north extension of the University Library in the adjacent building complex, the so-called Triplex building, started in 2009. The construction work was completed in April 2015. The new Triplex reading room was opened in July 2015. From 2016 to 2019, the Enquiry and Reference Services in the old town (IZA) and the Multimedia Centre (MMZ) were renovated. The Heidelberg University Library has a collection with 6,900 manuscripts, 1,800 incunabula, 110,600 autographs and
696-495: The poet's name (thus, Dietmar is shown riding a mule, since his name can be interpreted as meaning people's horse ), while others draw on imagery from their lyrics ( Walther von der Vogelweide is shown in a thoughtful pose which exactly matches the description of himself in one of his most famous songs). The compilation of the codex was patronized by the Manesse family of Zürich , presumably by Rüdiger II Manesse (born before 1252, died after 1304). The house of Manesse declined in
725-528: The social status of the poets, starting with the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI , Kings Conradin and Wenceslaus II , down through dukes, counts and knights, to the commoners. Most of the poems are Minnesang , but there are also other genres, including fables and Spruchdichtung (didactic poems). The oldest poets represented in the manuscript had been dead for more than a century at the time of its compilations, while others were contemporaries,
754-408: The special collections are registered in separate catalogues, and provided detailed descriptions.The special collections are available through detailed descriptions in special catalogues. In addition, many manuscripts, incunabula and rara are available online in digitized form. The electronic library includes over 152,000 full-text e-journals, 3,800 databases and around 850,000 e-books. A large part of
783-492: The specialized information services (FID) for Egyptology, Classical Archaeology, European Art History up to 1945 and General Fine Arts Studies as well as South Asian Studies. The library is tasked with collecting the German and foreign scientific literature for these departments as exhaustively completely as possible, indexing it and making it available via interlibrary loan. The goal of the DFG-funded specialized information services
812-557: The web free of charge. The multimedia archive, which is based on the EPrints system, is DINI-certified. On the basis of the Open Journal Systems software, it is also possible to create and manage e-journals. With heidICON, the university library provides a central object and multimedia database for the University of Heidelberg. The university bibliography heiBIB lists all academic publications by members of Heidelberg University. In 2015,
841-634: Was at that point located in the Royal Library in Paris, returned to Heidelberg as part of an exchange. From 1901 to 1905, a richly ornamented four-wing red sandstone building was constructed for the library across from the Church of St. Peter. It was designed by Josef Durm, who adapted the Renaissance style of Heidelberg Castle and added numerous elements of Art Nouveau . These include a depiction of Prometheus with
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