Magdeburg, Bibliotheca Ecclesiae Metropolitanae Magdeburgensis
Owner Id00028286
TypeCorporate body
Biographical dates - Period of existence1000-1824
Other InformationCathedral of St. Maurice and Catherine in Magdeburg, builded 1209-1520, Catholic Archbishopric 962-1540, 1631-1638; during the Reformation period subordinated to the secular Evangelical administrators from Brandenburg; over the centuries many monastic book collections was incorporated into the library, which was enlarged by gifts from Otto I and II, archbishops and other personalities; from the mid-fifteenth century one of the most significant library collections; from 1824 it belonged to the library of the Magdeburg Cathedral School; in 1912 Preussische Staatsbibliothek in Berlin bought 2500 books from the 16th and 17th centuries and 197 incunabula; the coat of arms 1667
Profession / Type of InstitutionReligious institution
CharacterisationReligious
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Magdeburg, Bibliotheca Ecclesiae Metropolitanae Magdeburgensis
Owner Id00028286
TypeCorporate body
Biographical dates - Period of existence1000-1824
Other InformationCathedral of St. Maurice and Catherine in Magdeburg, builded 1209-1520, Catholic Archbishopric 962-1540, 1631-1638; during the Reformation period subordinated to the secular Evangelical administrators from Brandenburg; over the centuries many monastic book collections was incorporated into the library, which was enlarged by gifts from Otto I and II, archbishops and other personalities; from the mid-fifteenth century one of the most significant library collections; from 1824 it belonged to the library of the Magdeburg Cathedral School; in 1912 Preussische Staatsbibliothek in Berlin bought 2500 books from the 16th and 17th centuries and 197 incunabula; the coat of arms 1667