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165 10.12.1987 IFLA und die Dritte Welt Dr. Hans-Peter Geh - WLB Fachhochschule für Bibliothekswesen, Stuttgart 33 tln

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20.-24. August 2006, Seoul, Südkorea - Weltkongress Bibliothek und Information - 72. IFLA Generalkonferenz und Ratsversammlung http://www.ifla-deutschland.de/de/ifla_2006_seoul/ http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla72/index.htm http://www.ifla.org/

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Datum: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 14:21:46 +0200 Betreff: [InetBib] WG: [IFLA-L] International librari ans concerned about manuscripts of Baden-Württemb erg

Kompetenznetzwerk für Bibliotheken im Deutschen Bibliotheksverband e.V. IFLA-Nationalkomitee - Sekretariat Strasse des 17. Juni 114 D-10623 Berlin http://www.ifla-deutschland.de/

Media release 3 October 2006

International librarians concerned about manuscripts of Baden-Württemberg

Dr Alex Byrne, President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), expressed dismay when he heard of the planned sale of the manuscripts of the House of Baden by the provincial government of Baden-Württemberg.

He said: “The international library and archival community is shocked to hear of the proposal of the Government of Baden-Württemberg to sell all the works acquired before 1872 - some 3500 out of a total of 4200 volumes - from the manuscript collection of the Badische Landesbibliothek in Karlsruhe. This incomparable collection includes major treasures taken from monasteries in 1803 and documents a thousand years of commerce and cultural development in Europe. It is not only a treasure for Baden-Württemberg and Germany but part of the world heritage. It must be protected.”

The collection includes prachtmanuscripts, an illuminated Book of Hours belonging to Archduke Christoph I of Baden (1490), the prayer book of Susanna von Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach medieval lectionaries from the scriptorium of the monastery at Reichenau, and the Gospel of St. Peter (ca. 1200). The majority of manuscripts come from the libraries of monasteries in the Black Forest, the Upper-Rhine, and Lake Constance and most were acquired when the monastic libraries were expropriated following secularisation in 1803. They record the development of religion and society in the region.

It is understood that the sale is intended to finance the preservation of the Salem castle, the last castle of the house of Baden, and its ongoing maintenance. While this is desirable, it must not be done at the expense of this important collection of manuscripts.

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions calls on the Government of Baden-Württemberg to abandon this proposal and renew its commitment to the preservation of the history of Baden-Württemberg as documented in the manuscript collection of the Badische Landesbibliothek.

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession. http://www.ifla.org.

Contact:

Dr Alex Byrne, IFLA President, Tel +61 2 9514 1465, Email alex.byrne@uts.edu.au

Dr Peter Lor, IFLA Secretary General, Tel +31 70 31 40 884, Email ifla@ifla.org