Item Detail
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Her, Christian
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Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek
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Digitalisierung und Erschließung der Librettosammlung Her der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek
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The collection of about 5,700 libretti, which was acquired in 1860 by the then Court and State Library from the painter and privateer Christian Her (1815 - 1892), is one of the largest libretto collections in the world. In its coherence it forms a unique source base for the history of opera, literature and culture in the German-speaking countries from the 17th to the 19th century. In addition to approximately 4,900 books of opera texts (including the libretto of the world premiere of Mozart's 'Idomeneo'), the collection also includes more than 430 oratorio libretti and around 350 ballet libretti. From 2010 - 2013 the collection was catalogued and completely digitised according to national and international guidelines. The metadata and digitised material are made available within the framework of the Digital Collections, the online catalogue of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, the online catalogue of the Bayerischer Bibliotheksverbund, the Virtual Library of Musicology as well as a special web presence at http://libretti.digitale-sammlungen.de (from the website)
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Website
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German
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Internet
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