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Old book art – new media

The incunables of the University Library Bern

24 February – 18 June 2022

Selected Incunables

Illustrated Bibles and legends of saints

Textbeginn des 1. Buch Mose mit handgezeichneter Initiale "I" und Buchmalerei: die Erschaffung Evas

World discovery and world representation

Gezeichnete Karte von Jerusalem, Ende 15. Jahrhunderts

Poetry and drama

Medical insights and astronomical outlooks

Thematic areas

What are incunables?

Lombarden T; Alexander von Hales, Summa theologica, Nürnberg: Anton Koberger, 1482

Where do the Bernese incunables come from?

Gratianus de Clusio, Decretum, Strassburg: Heinrich Eggstein, 1471

Media change – today and then

Ausschnitt Titelblatt eines Messbuches mit Druckermarke

Recording and research

Vergleich zweier Exemplare eines Andachtsbuches

Our framework programme offers deeper insights to the origin of the incunables and the current research as well.

Organiser: Universitätsbibliothek Bern, Zentrum Historische Bestände ZHB
Idea, concept, curation: Sabine Schlüter
Coordination and editing: Ulrike Bürger, Michael Schläfli, Elio Pellin, Belinda Meier, Rahel Weingart
Photos, scans: Raul Surace
Research work & texts: Lea Helfenstein, Katja Staub, Sabine Schlüter
Translation: Lisa-Maria Staub

Bibliography Old book art – new media (PDF, 175KB)