Katalog der Bibliothek des Herrn Prof. Dr. Rudolf Hildebrand (Manuscript Collection MISC 233)

Catalogue arranged according to subject headings. In German. Subjects include Old High German and Middle High German literature, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th century German literature, folk songs, legends, literary history, linguistics, grammar, dictionaries, history, geography, culture,...

Schutzbrief, or safe conduct document for a German Jew, 1802

The bishop of Bamberg issued this Schutzbrief, or "safe conduct document," on 29 July 1802 allowing a German Jew, Aaron Meier, and his family to travel to Lichtenfels.

The Countess of Hohenlohe's Recipe Book

This German manuscript cookbook is dated 1593 and contains 243 recipes for a variety of dishes. Many of the recipes contain rare and unusual ingredients--a marker of the status of the Hohenlohe family.