*Case MS folio U 423.792
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| Schermkunst, 1595 *Case MS folio U 423.792 |
The history and literature of Continental Europe has been a specialty of the Newberry since its beginning, but like many other such broad fields, there are particular areas of great strength and others that are less well developed.
In general, materials concerning Central and Western Europe from the fourteenth century to the end of the Napoleonic era are in scope for the Library. Italy, France, and Germany are best represented. The Spanish and Portuguese collections tend to emphasize the imperial experiences of those countries but include major literary works, religious history, and pamphlets in abundance. There are significant but less extensive collections for Switzerland, Austria, the Low Countries, and some other areas. Literature and cultural history are strongest, including politics, theology, Romance and Germanic philology, education, and the classics. Philosophy, fine arts, architecture, law, and the natural sciences are more unevenly included, though the library owns many important individual works in these fields.
In recent years, we have added only original sources in their original form, reference guides, bibliographies, textual editions, and a select number of monographs. The retrospective collections are also strong in monographs and scholarly periodicals. The Newberry does not systematically acquire new monographs or microform sets for European history and literature.
The collections of source materials are particularly strong in these areas:
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| Carthusian Missal (Spain, after 1461) *Case MS +69 See Saenger for more information. |
Some smaller but notable concentrations exist:
See also: