European Library Directories and Major Libraries
Some of the greatest and oldest libraries in the world are in Europe
This page:
Web Directories of European Libraries |
Austria |
Belarus |
Belgium |
Czechia |
France |
Germany |
Ireland |
Italy |
Netherlands |
Poland |
Portugal |
Russia |
Spain |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
Ukraine |
United Kingdom |
Vatican
Web Directories of European Libraries
- The European Library - The national libraries of Europe have added digital treasures to this continental collection
- LIBER: Association of European Research Libraries / Ligue des Bibliothèques Européenes de Recherche
- Theatrum Catalogorum: Europe - Annotated directory of library catalogs (union catalogs, national libraries, major university libraries); aimed at students of the Early Modern era
- Western European Library Catalogs (Western European Studies Section, Association of College and Research Libraries)
- Karlsruhe Virtual Catalog - Choose from dozens of library catalogs in Europe, North America, and elsewhere, and search them all at once. English-language interface. (Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog, KVK)
- Other Union Catalogues - Mostly European (SUNCAT)
Union Catalogs:
Austria
- Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
- Stift Admont abbey library
- Stift Melk abbey library
- Austrian Academic Portal: Libraries
National Library:
Historic Libraries:
Web Directory of Austrian Libraries:
Belarus
- National Library of Belarus
National Library:
Belgium
- Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique / Koninklijke Biblotheek van België (Catalogs page, in English)
- Belgian Library Catalogues Available Over the Internet
National Library:
Web Directory of Belgian Libraries:
Czechia
- National Library of the Czech Republic
- Strahov Library
National Library:
Historic Library:
Denmark
- Det Kongelige Bibliotek
National Library:
France
- Bibliothèque Nationale de France
- France-Angleterre, 700-1200 - Illuminated manucscripts from the national libraries of the UK and France
- Bibliothèque Mazarine - Historic library originally founded by the 17th century Cardinal Mazarin
- Chateau de Chantily
- Catalogue Collectif de France
National Library:
Historic Libraries:
Union Catalog:
Germany
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Leipzig and Frankfurt
- Deutsche Musikarchiv - Music library
- Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich
- Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
- Würtemburgische Landesbibliothek, Stuttgart
- Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel - Research center for medieval and early modern studies
- Bibliotheken, Bücher und Berichte
- Deutsche Bibliotheken Online
- GVK-GBV Union Catalog - Catalog of more than 400 member libraries, English-language interface (Gemeinsamer Verbundkatalog, GVK)
National Library:
State Libraries:
Other Library:
Web Directories of German Libraries:
Union Catalog:
Ireland
- See Irish Libraries
Italy
- Florence: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze
- Rome: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma
- Biblioteca Ambrosiana (Ambrosian Library), Milan
- Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (Laurentian Library), Florence
National Libraries:
Other Libraries:
Nethelands
- Koninklijke Bibliotheek (Royal Library of the Netherlands, English-language page)
- Rijksmuseum Research Library
National Library:
Other Library:
Poland
- National Library of Poland
- Jagiellonian University Library, Krakow
National Library:
Major University Library:
Portugal
- Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
- General Library of University of Coimbra
National Library:
Major University Library:
Russia
- National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg
- Russian State Library, Moscow
- Russian Academy of Sciences Library, St. Petersburg
National Libraries:
Other Library:
Spain
- Biblioteca Nacional de España
- Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona
- ReBiUn - Union catalog of Spanish universities
National Library:
Other Library:
Union Catalog:
Sweden
- Kungliga Biblioteket
- Stockholms Stadbibliotek
- Svenska Bibliotek (in Swedish)
National Library:
Major Public Library:
Web Directory of Swedish Libraries:
Switzerland
- Swiss National Library
- Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen (Abbey Library of St. Gall) - Home of an amazing collection of medieval manuscripts and early printed works (incunabula), many of them viewable online
- Swiss Libraries
National Library:
Rare Book Library:
Web Directory of Swiss Libraries:
Ukraine:
- Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
National Library:
United Kingdom
- See U.K. Libraries
Vatican
- Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
- Library of Congress exhibit of treasures from the Vatican Library
- Polonsky Foundation Digitization Project - A project of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana and Bodleian Library (Oxford) to digitize early manuscripts