• Covers Of Vietnamese Books from the 1950s, 60s and 70s

    Covers Of Vietnamese Books from the 1950s, 60s and 70s

    A panorama of Vietnamese book covers from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. They show a small selection from the approximately 20,000 volumes comprising the Vietnam collection of the Berlin State Library. Further information on this can also be found in our blog.  

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  • Illustration from the Flora Japanica [sic!]

    Illustration from the Flora Japanica [sic!] The Flora Japanica [sic!] was a gift from Andreas Cleyer (1634-1697) to the Great Elector Frederick William in 1685 and is therefore one of the earliest pieces from Japan to be included in the collection of today's Stabi. Call number: Libri picturati 41/42

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  • Korean World Map (Kr. Ch'ŏnhado; Ch. 天下圖)

    The World Map is part of a set of 13 foldable colored manuscript maps, including maps of the world, China, Japan, Ryūkyū, Korea, and the eight Korean provinces. The maps are bound into a volume measuring 16.6 x 10 cm. The volume is part of the "Zaborowski Collection" (Shelfmark: 5 A 296004 and Digitized)

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