Treasures from the Staatsbibliothek and the Kupferstichkabinett Berlin

Ecclesiastical, apocryphal, and eschatological writings: the "Berlin anthology" of theological texts are a supremely important testimony to the Greek and Slavic languages

The heroic epic about Siegfried and Hagen and the courtly society of the Late Middle Ages in 37 masterly pen and ink drawings: the only surviving copy of the famous German saga with a comprehensive picture cycle

A milestone in the history of mankind: probably the most splendid edition of Gutenberg's famous Bible, richly adorned with colorful, fantastical decorated borders and gold-glowing decorated initials

Entwined interlace initials and golden framings for King Louis the German: a rare example of Franco-Saxon book illumination with prominent insular influences and a famous devotional picture

At 2.2 × 1.7 m as large as a mattress: a gigantic gift from Johann Moritz Prince of Nassau-Siegen to Elector Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg and for a long time the largest atlas in the world

Surpassed all previous liturgical compositions by the musical genius: Mozart's unfinished yet incomparably monumental Mass in C minor as a pinnacle of his complete oeuvre