Alert
Attention

Annual maintenance work will take place again this summer, which is why the reading rooms at the Heldenplatz location and in all collections will be closed from Friday, July 25, to Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Due to the shutdown of the ordering system, no media orders can be accepted from Thursday, July 24, 2025, 4 p.m. to Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 4 p.m. The regular opening hours will then apply again from Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

The study room of the Albertina is closed from July 15 to August 15. During this time (except July 25 to August 5), media ordered from the Albertina collection will be transported twice a week (Monday and Thursday) to the reading rooms of the National Library on Heldenplatz and can be used there.

State Hall

Starting August 1, 2025, the State Hall will open at 9 a.m.

State Hall

Due to an event, the State Hall will be closed on August 4, 2025.

This site provides an overview of the different manuscript funds in the collection. A separate page provides information about the corresponding manuscript catalogues.

Western manuscripts:

  • Cod. 1-15500  = Codices (old stock)
  • Cod. Ser. n. 1-60000 = Codices Series nova - new acquisitions from about 1870 onwards, including bequests and related material.

Armenian manuscripts: Cod. Armen. 1-34 = Codices Armeniaci
Ethiopean manuscripts: Cod. Aethiop. 1-47 = Codices Aethiopici
Chinese manuscripts: Cim. Sin. 1-390 (Cim. Sin. 1-24, 163, 215, 384-390) = Cimelia Sinica
Georgian manuscripts: Cod. Georg. 1-5 = Codices Georgici
Greek manuscripts:

Fragments of manuscripts: Fragm. = Fragmenta
Hebrew manuscripts: Cod. Hebr. 1-244 = Codices Hebraici
Indian manuscripts:

Japanese manuscripts: Cim. Jap. 3, 9, 18, 21, 51 = Cimelia Japonica
Coptic manuscripts: Cod. Copt. 1-19 = Codices Coptici
Manuscripts and illuminated albums: Cod. Min. 1-143 = Codices Miniati
Mexican manuscripts: Cod. Mexic. 1-12 = Codices Mexicani
Mongolian manuscripts: Cod. Mongol. 1-2 = Codices Mongolici

Oriental manuscripts:

Slavic manuscripts: Cod. Slav. 1-236 (229-233 unbesetzt) = Codices Slavici
Syrian manuscripts: Cod. Syr. 1-11 = Codices Syriaci

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