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Göttingen University Library was founded in 1734 as a practical working library for the new university. Its foundations are in several smaller collections which included the library of Göttingen Grammar School (with books mainly on history, classical philology, theology), the library left by Joachim Hinrich von Bülow (1650-1724; a universal library with an emphasis on historical, political and legal literature) and duplicates from the Royal Library in Hanover.\\ | Göttingen University Library was founded in 1734 as a practical working library for the new university. Its foundations are in several smaller collections which included the library of Göttingen Grammar School (with books mainly on history, classical philology, theology), the library left by Joachim Hinrich von Bülow (1650-1724; a universal library with an emphasis on historical, political and legal literature) and duplicates from the Royal Library in Hanover.\\ | ||
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- | Several decades later it was enhanced by the collection of Friedrich Armand von Uffenbach (1687-1769), | + | Several decades later it was enhanced by the collection of Friedrich Armand von Uffenbach (1687-1769), |
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In the early years, the principles of building up the collection were based on convictions and methods of the Enlightenment. As scientific work and research required literature in all areas of scholarship from all over the world, the library from the start acquired books not only from local book sellers but also through direct contacts with the book trade in the rest of Europe. In this way, the library achieved a high degree of completeness in its collections, | In the early years, the principles of building up the collection were based on convictions and methods of the Enlightenment. As scientific work and research required literature in all areas of scholarship from all over the world, the library from the start acquired books not only from local book sellers but also through direct contacts with the book trade in the rest of Europe. In this way, the library achieved a high degree of completeness in its collections, |
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