This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Debate over Palatine Library return to Germany rekindled
Heidelberg roils over the 1623 Vatican seizure of the Palatine Library as 588 pieces of the 8,000 volume collection go on display in the Church of the Holy Spirit. Officials call for return, while historians weigh theft versus rescue amid 17th century war and later exhibitions in Heidelberg and Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Heidelberg
West Germany
Vatican
Gregory XV
Rome
Alps
Bibliotheca Palatina
Church of the Holy Spirit
Palatine
Heidelberg University
Elmar Mittler
Mainz
Guido di Bagno
Johannes Tserklaes
Tilly
Catholic League
Tnly
Bavaria
Maximilian I
Gregory
Michael Schwarz
Schwarz
Mittler
Exhibition
Publica
Associated Press
Miller
Friedrich I