Besides a number of precious manuscripts and libri amicorum, the collection mainly consists of printed works: incunabula, early illustrated books, bibles and hymnals, almanacs and calendars, emblem books and penmanship books, all the way to modern hand-pressed prints. It consists of several thousand objects and illustrates various aspects of book design and book art: type and typography, book illustration, book binding and artists’ books. The complete holdings are documented in the electronic library catalogue (OPAC) as part of the union catalogue of the German Common Library Network (GBV). Individual objects such as the Nuremberg Chronicle are displayed on site (Renaissance, ground floor).

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